The Ansar Allah Houthi group aired footage documenting the moment a drone targeted the “Cyclades” cargo ship in the Red Sea, while US and British warplanes bombed the coastal governorate of Hodeidah in western Yemen.
Ansar Allah's military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saari, announced after midnight last night that they targeted the ship because it violated the group's decision to ban ships from entering Israeli ports and used camouflage and deception. It arrived at the port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) on April 21 this year, saying it was going to another port.
Sari added that the group's drone force targeted the Israeli ship “MSC” in the Indian Ocean with several drones.
He asserted that the move was a victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people and a response to the US-British aggression against Yemen.
In turn, the Houthi group fired 3 anti-ship missiles and 3 drones at the Cyclades ship in the Red Sea on Monday, US Central Command said.
The command did not report any casualties among allied forces or damage to merchant ships.
It pointed out that its forces destroyed a Houthi convoy in the Red Sea.
Hodeida bombing
In a related context, on Tuesday evening, the Houthi group announced that it had launched a US-British bombardment targeting the coastal governorate of Hodeidah in western Yemen.
The Houthi-affiliated al-Masira satellite channel reported in Breaking News that “the US-British occupation launched an attack in the Ras Isa area of al-Salif district in Hodeidah governorate,” without providing further details.
There was no immediate comment from Washington or London on the matter.
Hodeidah is classified as one of the most important Yemeni governorates as it has 3 major ports, an international airport and military bases.
Since November, the Houthi group has begun targeting Israeli cargo ships or those associated with them in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, in “solidarity with Gaza” in the face of a devastating Israeli war since October 7. Its operations will continue until the end of the war in the Strip.
In response to these attacks, since the beginning of the year, Washington and London have launched airstrikes and missile strikes on “Houthi bases” in Yemen, in response to which the group announced that it now considers all American and British ships in its military. targets, and expands its attacks to ships passing through the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
