United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that the captain and crew of a vessel 96 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's Nishtun were forced to abandon ship after it suffered flooding that could not be contained. The crew has been recovered by an assisting ship while the abandoned ship remains adrift, it added. UKMTO earlier reported that it had received a report of a distress call from the vessel and that it was investigating the incident. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has been launching drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes since November, saying that it acts in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza.
Houthi Armed Forces have launched new operations against Israel-linked ships in nearby waters, General Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Houthi group, said on Sunday. "The naval forces of our Armed Forces carried out a second targeting operation against the ship Transworld Navigator in the Red Sea, using an uncrewed surface boat, which led to a direct hit against the ship," Saree said. The Transworld Navigator had previously been attacked by Houthi forces in the Arabian Sea with ballistic missiles on Saturday. He added, "The missile force of our Armed Forces carried out an operation targeting the ship Stolt Sequoia in the Indian Ocean with a number of cruise missiles, and the operation has successfully achieved its objectives."
The Masam project removed 645 mines in various Yemeni provinces during the third week of June 2024. The project said in a statement that among the mines removed were 46 anti-tank mines, 593 unexploded ordnance, and 6 explosive devices. The number of mines removed during June rose to 3,455 mines, bringing the number of mines removed since the beginning of the Masam project to 448,313.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says intense fighting in Gaza is nearly over, but insists the war will continue even if a ceasefire deal is agreed with Hamas. The Palestinian group says Netanyahu's comments show he rejects the proposal laid out by US President Joe Biden on May 31. Israel kills Gaza's Director of Ambulances and Emergency Hani al-Jaafarawi, considered a pillar in the enclave's crippled health system, in an air strike in Gaza City.Meanwhile, two more babies have died from malnutrition at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, bringing the known death toll from hunger and thirst to 31, health officials say.At least 37,626 people have been killed and 86,098 wounded in Israel's war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.
