Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader freight ship in the Red Sea in this picture launched onNov 20, 2023.
Houthi Military Media|Via Reuters
Yemen’s Houthi rebels introduced fresh attacks on freight ships in the Red Sea, while the U.S. performed strikes versus targets in Iraq, in the middle of worries that the war in the Gaza Strip might swallow up the Middle East.
The U.S. military performed vindictive strikes versus 3 setups in Iraq connected to Kataib Hezbollah on Monday, the Pentagon revealed, after 3 American service workers were hurt in a one-way drone attack performed by the Iran- lined up militant group.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated in a declaration that there is “no higher priority” than the security of American soldiers and interests.
“While we do not seek to escalate conflict in the region, we are committed and fully prepared to take further necessary measures to protect our people and our facilities,” Austin included.
The Iraqi federal government slammed the U.S. strikes as “an unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty” and highlighted that attacks by armed groups versus military bases that house U.S.-led union consultants are considered to be hostile acts and break Iraqi sovereignty, a federal government declaration stated, according to Reuters
Tensions continued to stir in the RedSea On Tuesday, Houthi militants, likewise backed by Iran, introduced a fresh drone attack versus a container ship run by MSC that was heading for Pakistan.
“The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against the commercial ship, ‘MSC UNITED,’ with appropriate naval missiles,” Yahya Sare’e, representative for the Yemeni Armed Forces, stated in a post on the X social networks platform, previously called Twitter.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces affirm their continued support and solidarity with the Palestinian people in consistent with their religious, moral and humanitarian duty.”
The U.S. Central Command likewise revealed on the social networks platform that a U.S. destroyer and F/A-18 fighter jets shot down 12 attack drones, 3 anti-ship ballistic rockets and 2 land attack cruise rockets that were fired by Houthi militants over the southern Red Sea throughout a 10- hour duration onTuesday There was no damage to ships in the location or reported injuries, the Pentagon stated.
Drone and rocket attacks by the militant group in current weeks have actually overthrown shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a narrow waterway through which some 10% of the world’s trade sails.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm the continuation of their operations in the Red and Arab Seas against Israeli ships or those heading to the ports of occupied Palestine until the food and medicine enter to Gaza Strip,” Sare’e included. The Houthis have actually formerly mentioned uniformity with the Palestinian cause.
Analysts have actually formerly alerted of the threat of the Israel-Hamas dispute dispersing into the more comprehensive Middle East, in the middle of hostilities from Iranian- backed groups such as Hezbollah, Houthi and Bashar Assad’s Syrian administration.
