As Attacks Intensify, Houthis Destroy A Cargo Ship In The Gulf Of Aden

As they intensify their attacks on international shipping in protest of Israel’s Gaza War, the Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday struck and damaged a container ship flying the Singaporean flag with two missiles.

The Houthis, who support Iran, also took credit for a fierce, long-range aerial drone strike that occurred in the heart of Tel Aviv and left one man dead and four wounded during the night attack on the cargo ship Lobivia.

The Houthis have improved their ability to harm their targets in recent weeks. The militants used missiles and a remote-controlled boat loaded with explosives to sink the Greek-owned coal carrier Tutor in June.

Tutor was the second vessel to go down in the Houthi campaign against commercial shipping, which has killed at least three sailors since November and disrupted international trade by compelling ship owners to forego the trade shortcut via the Suez Canal.

In a television speech on Friday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed that the group was the one who started the Lobivia strikes and added that drones were also used in the attack. The Lobivia manager refrained from commenting right away. The missiles struck two areas on the port side of Lobivia when it was in the Gulf of Aden, according to an incident report from the Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC).