Yemen’s Houthis have boasted of targeted a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, as the Israel-Gaza conflict continues to rage on.
In a statement, the group said it had been responsible for causing a fire to break out on the Marlin Luanda and used a “number of appropriate naval missiles”.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea added that “the strike was direct”.
In a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, the spokesperson continued: “Yemeni naval forces carried out a targeting operation on the British oil ship Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden, using a number of appropriate naval missiles, the strike was direct, and resulted the burning of the vessel.
“Yemeni Armed Forces persist with their military operations: enforcing a blockade on Israeli navigation in the Red and Arabian seas until a ceasefire is achieved in Gaza, and food and medicine are allowed in to the besieged Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that they are taking all military procedures within the right to defend dear Yemen and in confirmation of the continuas (sic) practical solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
More to follow…
