Yemeni Houthi group attacks two cargo ships in the Red Sea
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Yemen's Houthi group attacks two cargo ships in the Red Sea: one was hit by a drone and the other by a ballistic missile; a US official confirms that a Liberian-flagged vessel was hit, causing a fire.
The Houthi group operating in Yemen attacked two cargo ships in the Red Sea in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. two cargo ships in the Red Sea in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. One of the vessels was attacked by a drone, and the second by a ballistic missile, reports BBC, UNNwrites.
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According to the US, two cargo ships in the Red Sea were hit by a missile attack from Yemen. One was hit by a drone, the other by by missiles. The drone and missiles were launched from the part of Yemen controlled by the Houthis, controlled by the Houthis, an Iranian-backed rebel movement.
The incident took place in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Later a representative of the US Defense Department said that the Houthis had hit a ship flying the Liberian Liberian-flagged ship with a ballistic missile, which caused a fire.
In addition, it was later reported that a ship had been seized in the region. a ship was hijacked.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations Agency reported that the crew of the ship, located further east in the Arabian Sea, no longer controlled it
To recap, the Houthi group operating in Yemen has warned that it will attack all the countries in the region, that it will attack all ships heading to Israel.
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