Houthi attack in the Gulf of Aden (symbolic photo)
Dubai: Yemen’s Houthis are not giving up their habits. Houthi rebels have once again attacked Jahal in the Gulf of Aden. It is being told that the Houthis launched a major missile attack on a cargo ship passing through the Gulf of Aden late on Saturday night. Officials gave this information on Sunday. They said that this is probably the first attack by the group after Israel targeted Hamas leader Ismail Haniya. Haniya was considered the main financier of the Houthi rebels. However, the Houthi rebels have not yet taken responsibility for this attack.
The Houthi rebels have not given any reason for the two-week pause in their attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea corridor. A similar pause in attacks by Houthi rebels in the region was also seen after Israel’s retaliatory action against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in November last year. The attack on the cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden comes after the killing of Hamas leader Haniya in a suspected Israeli air strike in Tehran. Officials said the attack took place about 225 km southeast of Aden in a part of the Gulf of Aden where Houthi rebels have targeted several ships before.
The ship was attacked with a missile
According to a statement by the British military’s ‘United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO),’ a security officer posted on the ship said that the ship was targeted by a missile, but “there is no report of fire, flooding or oil spill.” The UKMTO provides information on attacks in West Asia. It did not share any details of the ship that was hit by the missile attack. Private security company ‘Ambre’ also reported an attack on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden. It indicated that the Liberian-flagged cargo ship ‘Groton’ was targeted in the Gulf of Aden, which had left for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, the Greek managers of ‘Groton’ have not yet commented on the incident.
The Houthis did not take responsibility for the attack
The Houthi rebels have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack. They have targeted more than 70 ships in the Red Sea corridor with missiles and drones in the past few months, killing a total of four sailors. The Houthi rebels captured one ship and sank two others. The US-led coalition has also foiled several attacks by Houthi rebels in the region. The Houthi rebels say that they target ships belonging to Israel, the US and Britain to put pressure on them to end the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, but many ships have also been attacked that have no connection with these countries. (AP)
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