Yemen's Armed Forces strike an American commercial vessel bound for the occupied Palestinian territories in continued support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The operation took place on Wednesday, the forces' announced through their spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree, reports Press TV.
"American Commercial ship, KOI, was targeted with appropriate naval missiles, while heading towards the occupied Palestinian ports," Saree said while briefing media.
The forces have been conducting many such operations against Israeli vessels or those heading towards the occupied Palestinian territories' ports.
The operation against the merchant ship came just hours after the Yemeni forces fired "several" missiles at USS Gravely, an American Navy warship, just off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea.
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