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Yemen’s Houthis claim hypersonic missile attack on Israel
The Houthi armed group says it launched a hypersonic ballistic missile and two drones at targets in Israel. In a statement, it said it fired a “Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile with multiple warheads” at Tel Aviv and sent two drones towards Eilat in southern Israel overnight.
The group said the strikes were carried out “in response to the crimes of genocide and the dangerous escalation carried out by the Israeli enemy against our people in the Gaza Strip”, adding they would “continue to fulfil our religious, moral, and humanitarian duties until the aggression against Gaza stops”.
According to the Israeli military, the missile was successfully intercepted. There were no reports about the two drones.
Dutch cargo ship hit by explosive device in Gulf of Aden
A Dutch-flagged cargo ship has sustained substantial damage after being hit by an explosive device in the Gulf of Aden, the vessel’s operator says.
“Earlier today [the] general cargo vessel Minervagracht that was on passage in the Gulf of Aden, in international waters, has come under attack of an unidentified explosive device, inflicting substantial damage to the ship,” the vessel’s Amsterdam-based operator, Spliethoff, said in a statement.
“Following the attack, Minervagracht is suffering from a fire. As a result, two of the crew of Minervagracht have sustained injuries. Currently the crew of 19 are being evacuated to nearby vessels by helicopter.”
Spliethoff said the crew is now abandoning the vessel. It did not mention where the attack originated.
Over the course of the Gaza war, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean. They said the attacks were aimed at Israeli-linked ships in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
