Speaking on television on April 25, spokesman Yahya Sarea of the Houthi force in Yemen announced that this force had launched a number of ballistic missiles and winged missiles at a number of targets in the Israeli port city of Eilat, according to Reuters.
There is currently no information about Israel’s response.
Spokesman Sarea also announced that the Houthis had targeted the container ship MSC Darwin in the Gulf of Aden, as the force resumed attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea area, claiming to show solidarity. solidarity with the Palestinians fighting against Israel in the war in the Gaza Strip.
A military drone was launched in Yemen recently
The ship MSC Darwin VI flying the Liberian flag is in the area where the above attack occurred, moving between the ports of Aden city (Yemen) and Djibouti, according to information from data provider Refinitiv.
It is currently unclear whether the MSC Darwin VI is the MSC Darwin ship mentioned above by the Houthis. MSC, based in Switzerland, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Previously on April 25, the captain of a ship said he heard a loud explosion and saw water splashing and smoke rising from the sea, about 15 nautical miles southwest of Yemen’s Aden port, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The agency added that the crew and ship are safe.
US warship intercepted 4 Houthi attack UAVs in the Red Sea
Meanwhile, the British Ministry of Defense announced on April 25 that the Royal Navy shot down a missile launched by Houthi targeting a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, according to AFP. The British Ministry of Defense added that the warship HMS Diamond used the Sea Viper missile system to shoot down that missile on April 24.
“The UK continues to be at the forefront of the international response to dangerous attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi forces on commercial ships, claiming the lives of international sailors,” British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps emphasized.
There is currently no information on Houthi’s reaction.
Since November 2023, the Houthis have attacked more than 40 ships, capturing one and sinking another, according to Reuters. The spate of attacks has eased in recent weeks amid US-led air strikes and a sharp drop in commercial shipping through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
