Yemen says fired missiles at US bulk carrier in Red Sea in support of Palestine
The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces says the country’s naval units have launched several missiles that struck a US merchant vessel in the Red Sea just off the coast of the Arab nation.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a televised speech broadcast live from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Monday that the Yemeni military had carried out an operation against Star Iris bulk carrier with a number of “appropriate” naval missiles, and that the strikes were accurate and direct.
He added that the missile attack came as part of the Yemeni forces’ religious, ethical and humanitarian duties, reiterating that the Arab nation’s naval units will continue their attacks in the Red Sea and the Arab Sea against Israeli-affiliated ships until the Tel Aviv regime halts its aggression on Gaza and lifts its tight siege against Palestinians in the territory.
Saree further noted that the Yemeni Armed Forces will not hesitate to carry out more operations in response to the relentless Israeli onslaught against the oppressed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and in response to joint American-British aggression against the Republic of Yemen.
Yemenis have declared their open support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched a devastating war on Gaza on October 7 after the territory’s Palestinian resistance movements carried out a surprise retaliatory attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, against the occupying entity.
