Destination: Houthi Port – US and Britain attack Yemen again

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The US and Britain carried out two airstrikes on the port of Ras Isa in the Red Sea port city of Saleef (Hodeidah province) on Saturday. An anti-ship missile from the militant Islamist Houthi group aimed at the Red Sea and ready to be launched was destroyed, according to US forces.

The US military had classified the missile, which was located in the militia-controlled area, as a danger to American warships and merchant ships on the shipping route important for global trade, the United States Central Command announced on the online portal. X on Saturday morning (formerly Twitter).

The Houthi militia has repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea since the start of the Gaza war between Israel and the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas. On Friday, fighters said they attacked a British oil tanker with missiles, causing it to catch fire. The Houthis are acting in solidarity with Hamas and are targeting cargo ships with alleged Israeli connections off the Yemeni coast.

Yemen has an important shipping route
One of the most important shipping routes for world trade runs through Yemen, along which cargo ships from the Indian Ocean reach the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal in Egypt. In response to the attacks, the US and Britain had carried out military strikes on Houthi positions several times in recent weeks.

Source: Krone

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