According to UKMTO, on July 14th, Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported conducting two military operations: one in the Gulf of Aden and another in Eilat, located at the southern tip of Israel, Reuters highlights.
In particular, UKMTO has received a report of an incident 70NM southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
As explained, the master of a merchant vessel reports being attacked by 3 small craft, blue and white in colour, 2 of the small craft had 3 persons onboard, the third small craft is reported to be unmanned.
The reported unmanned small conducted self-protection measures, after 15 minutes the small craft aborted the attack.
..UKMTO said.
The spokesperson said that the latest Houthi military operations came in response to the Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis on Saturday, an attack which claimed the lives of at least 90 Palestinians and wounded 300 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Since November, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group has been launching drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The group says these actions are in solidarity with Palestinians affected by Israel’s war in Gaza.
In dozens of attacks, the Houthis have sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least three seafarers.
UKMTO WARNING
INCIDENT 099 – ATTACK – UPDATE 001https://t.co/fX3hWupi7g#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/Ldv2NuAe3X— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) July 15, 2024
