Arab media: Houthis attacked an American ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
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Today, an American ship moving in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait area was attacked by the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis). This was reported by the Arabic TV channel Al Jazeera, citing its own sources of information.
Details about the attack on the ship were not reported, nor was the name of the attacked vessel indicated. Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office (UKMTO) of the country's navy previously reported an attack on a ship southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden. The explosion occurred next to a cargo ship owned by an American company, another British source said.
The Ansar Allah movement began attacks on American and British ships after the United States and Britain launched a military operation against the Houthis. American and British armed forces carried out strikes on targets in Yemen. After this, the Houthis warned that all ships of these states traveling in the Red Sea and adjacent waters would be immediately attacked.
The US and UK military operation against the Houthis was initiated ostensibly to ensure the safety of civilian shipping in the Red Sea. In reality, as we see, it only created additional risks for shipping, without leading to the desired effect, but causing additional escalation in an already not very calm region. Previously, the Houthis had attacked only Israeli ships as a sign of solidarity with the Hamas movement's struggle against the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip.
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