Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard connected with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in uniformity with individuals of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amidst the continuous fights in between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza.
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The Iran- backed Houthi militia released 2 anti-ship ballistic rockets at a U.S.-owned tanker ship late on Thursday that struck the water near the vessel however triggered no injuries or damage, the U.S. armed force stated.
The event, the newest amidst growing stress in the Red Sea that have actually interrupted international trade and raised worries of supply traffic jams, happened around 9 p.m. Yemen time (1800 GMT), according to a U.S. Central Command post on X, previously called Twitter.
The Houthis, who manage the majority of Yemen, previously on Thursday declared duty for the attack, stating they targeted the ship Chem Ranger with marine rockets that triggered “direct hits”.
Monitoring service TankerTrackers.com stated on social networks that the “fairly small chemical tanker left the Red Sea port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Kuwait, but her AIS (automatic identification system) went offline on (Tuesday) before proceeding south past Yemen.”
The Houthis state their attacks remain in uniformity with Palestinians under attack from Israel in Gaza
Since recently, the United States has actually released strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, and today returned the militia to a list of “terrorist” groups. President Joe Biden informed press reporters on Thursday that air campaign would continue even if they might not be stopping the Houthi attacks.
