The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out three qualitative military operations against two Israeli ships and another Greek ship in the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
“In support of the oppressed Palestinian people, and in retaliation to the American-British aggression against our country, and in implementation of the instructions of Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, may Allah protect him, and in response to the demands of our beloved people and the free people of our Islamic nation. The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out three specific operations against three ships,” Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said in a statement during a million-man march held this afternoon at Al-Sabeen Square in the capital Sana’a.
بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن تنفيذ 3 عمليات نوعية على 3 سفن في البحرين الأحمر والعربي والبحر الأبيض المتوسط، في إطار المرحلة الرابعة من التصعيد إسناداً للشعب الفلسطيني في قطاع غزة. 16-11-1445هـ 24-05-2024م
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Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e explained that the first operation targeted the Israeli ship (MSC Alexandria) in the Arabian Sea with a number of ballistic missiles.
“The second operation, as part of the fourth phase of escalation, was carried out by naval, UAV, and missile forces in a joint operation targeted the ship (YANNIS) which belongs to a Greek company Eastern Mediterranean Maritime as it passed through the Red Sea. and the hit was accurate,” he added.
Sare’e confirmed that this operation occurred after three ships from the same company docked at occupied Palestinian ports in the 4th and 5th of May.
In the third operation, the missile force fired several missiles at the Israeli ship (ESSEX) in the Mediterranean Sea while it was violating the decision ban that prevents entry into occupied Palestinian ports, he further explained.
According to Sare’e, the Yemeni Armed Forces renew their warning to all companies make deals with the Israeli entity that their ships, regardless of their destination, will be targeted within the indicated area of operations.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces are continuing with full determination and faith to implement the fourth phase of escalation, triumphing over the oppression of the Palestinian people, until the aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted,” the brigadier general stressed.
