Yemen’s Houthis damaged two commercial vessels in missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours as part of the group’s ongoing campaign against ships linked to Israel, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said late on Sunday, reports Al Jazeera.
The Houthis hit the Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged and Swiss-owned container ship, with an antiship ballistic missile, CENTCOM said. The vessel was damaged, but no crew were injured, according to CENTCOM.
The Houthis started targeting Israeli-linked ships in a show of solidarity with Palestinians but expanded their attacks to include those linked the United States and the United Kingdom after Washington and London launched air strikes on Yemen.
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