The US Naval Central Command reported this Sunday the firing of two anti-ship missiles towards maritime trade routes in the southern Red Sea from areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen, as well as drone attacks on oil tankers and ships. soldiers that were resolved without material or personal damage.
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He also indicated that the ship USS Laboon, which is part of the US-led military operation to protect maritime transport from Houthi attacks unleashed in retaliation for Israel's indiscriminate attack on the Palestinian territory of Gaza, shot down four drones "that had left the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen" in his direction. There was no damage in that incident.
In addition, during the night in Sana'a, the Central Command also received reports of two oil tankers, one flying the Norwegian flag and the other flying the Indian flag, which had received drone attacks from Yemen, although they have not suffered damage. According to Central Command, these attacks are the 14th and 15th carried out against maritime commerce by the Houthis since October 17.
Just yesterday night the British Navy warned of two new "incidents" near the Bab al Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, and asked for caution to ships navigating through that sea route, one of the Most important in the world. Both the information from Central Command and the British Navy indicate approximately the same time in these "incidents", which also occurred in the same area. So far no group has claimed these actions.
The Houthis have launched several volleys of missiles and drones against southern Israel in the last two and a half months. They also announced that they would attack ships flying the flag of the Jewish State, owned by Israeli companies or destined for Israel in the Bab al Mandeb Strait, which caused large shipping companies to suspend their operations in that sea lane.
The United States announced last Tuesday the creation of an international coalition to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran.
