Houthi Group Targets American Ship: Unveiling Military Response and Ongoing Maritime Standoff
Watan-The military spokesperson for the Houthi group in Yemen revealed on Wednesday the targeting of an American ship that was providing support to Israel as a “preliminary response to the American attack on the group’s naval forces,” according to the issued statement.
This information was disclosed in a statement monitored by (Watan) from the military spokesperson of the Yemeni group, Colonel Yahya Saree, through his official account on the (Ix) website.
Yahya Saree reveals details of the targeting of an American ship
“Saree” confirmed that “the naval forces, the missile force affiliated with the group, and the armed aerial force carried out a joint military operation with a large number of ballistic and naval missiles and drones, targeting an American ship that was providing support to the Zionist entity,” according to the statement.
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The statement revealed that this operation was a preliminary response to what it described as “the treacherous attack suffered by our naval forces from the American enemy forces.”
According to Yahya Saree’s statement, the Houthi group also affirmed that it would not hesitate to deal appropriately with all hostile threats “within the legitimate right to defend our country, people, and nation.”
Colonel Yahya Saree emphasized that the Houthi group continues to prevent Israeli ships or those heading to the occupied territories from navigating in the Arabian and Red Seas, “until the aggression stops and the blockade is lifted on our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip.”
The statement also pointed out that the Houthi group emphasizes its “complete commitment to the continuation of maritime movement in the Red and Arabian Seas to all destinations except the ports of the occupied Palestine.”
The U.S. sinks 3 boats for the Houthis and kills 10 of the group’s members
About a week ago, American forces killed 10 members of the Houthi group in the Red Sea by targeting them with aircraft and sinking 3 boats belonging to the armed Yemeni group.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) responded to the incident at the time, stating that Houthi boats attacked a commercial ship and U.S. Navy helicopters south of the Red Sea, after a container ship belonging to the “Maersk” company issued a distress call reporting an attack.
The command mentioned that Houthi boats fired at the ship, approached it, and attempted to board it. However, American helicopters responded to the distress call, and the Houthis opened fire on them. The helicopters retaliated by firing back, sinking 3 boats, and killing their crews.
