Yemen Houthis say they have attacked 107 ships since November

A view of a cargo vessel hit with anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden on March 6, 2024. [CENTCOM – Anadolu Agency]

Yemen’s Houthi group said, Thursday, that it had targeted 107 ships since the start of Israel’s deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, the group’s leader, said that his fighters had carried out attacks against eight ships in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean and launched 33 ballistic missiles and winged drones this week.

“Some 107 ships have been targeted since November, involving 606 ballistic missiles and drones,” he added in a televised speech.

The Houthis have been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli companies or transporting goods to and from Israel in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, where nearly 34,600 Palestinians have been killed in the deadly Israeli offensive since last October following an attack by the Palestinian group, Hamas.

With tensions escalating due to US-UK airstrikes against Houthi sites in Yemen, the group declared it considered all American and British ships to be legitimate military targets.

The Red Sea is one of the world’s most frequently used sea routes for oil and fuel shipments.

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