Houthis claim attack on ship that docked in Israel
The Yemen-based Houthis claimed two more attacks on vessels on Saturday, including a commercial vessel leaving an Israeli port and a US aircraft carrier.
The Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Transworld Navigator was directly hit by ballistic missiles in the Arabian Sea “because the company that owns it violated the ban of entry into the ports of occupied Palestine”, said Yahya Saree, the military spokesman of the Iran-aligned group, in a televised announcement on Saturday.
Saree also claimed an attack using ballistic and cruise missiles on the USS Eisenhower, soon after US officials reportedly ordered the aircraft carrier to return home.
Merchant ship damaged by drone in Red Sea: UK maritime office
A drone has damaged a merchant ship 65 nautical miles (120km) west of Hodeidah, Yemen, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UK MTO) has reported. The ship is making its way to its next port of call and “all crew members are reported safe”, it added.
The latest attack comes after the Yemen-based Houthis claimed to have hit a commercial vessel directly with a ballistic missile after it used an Israeli port.
Houthis claim to team up with Iraqi group to target vessels at Haifa
Yemen’s Houthis claim to have carried out a joint operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq against four vessels anchored at Israel’s Haifa port.
In a statement, the Houthis said they fired drones at two cement tankers and two cargo ships at the port yesterday, accusing them of violating a ban on entering “ports of occupied Palestine”.
It described the operation as “successful”, saying they achieved direct hits, but there was no independent confirmation. Israel’s military did not respond to the claim, but said in a post on X it had shot down a drone headed towards the country overnight from the east.
Yesterday, the Houthis also said they successfully attacked the USS Eisenhower in the Red Sea, a claim the US Central Command said was “categorically false”.
The Houthis have pledged to continue carrying out joint strikes with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq “in solidarity with Palestine”.
Vessel issues distress call near Yemen’s Nishtun: UKMTO
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says it has received a report of a distress call from a vessel 96 nautical miles (178km) southeast of Nishtun, Yemen.
Earlier today, it issued an alert of an incident 65 nautical miles (120km) from Yemen’s Hodeidah, saying a merchant vessel reported being hit by an “uncrewed aerial system” (UAS). The attack damaged the vessel, but all crew members were reported safe, with the ship proceeding to its next port of call, the announcement said.
Islamic Resistance in Iraq attacks Israeli position on Dead Sea coast
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says the armed group has attacked “a vital target on the coast of the Dead Sea” by drones in support of Gaza. “The Islamic Resistance confirms its continued destruction of enemy strongholds,” it said without elaborating further on the results of the attack.
