Yemen: 129 Israeli, British, and American Ships Targeted Since November
On Thursday, the Houthi group announced that it had targeted 10 ships associated with the United States, Britain, and Israel in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean during this past week. The leader of the group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, stated in a televised speech that his forces "conducted supportive operations for Gaza this past week, using 27 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones, targeting ships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea." He indicated that "the total number of ships targeted since in November last year has reached 129 ships." He added these operations are ongoing and will continue to escalate.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday that it successfully destroyed military assets of Yemen’s Houthi group. "At approximately 8:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) May 28, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two missile launchers in an Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled area of Yemen," CENTCOM said in a statement. Separately, it said, Houthis on Tuesday launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Yemen into the Red Sea, adding there were no injuries or damage reported by US, coalition or commercial ships. Yemen’s Houthi group has been targeting Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been under an Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7 last year.
Indian ship carrying a large shipment of cement from the United Arab Emirates intended for foreign military bases sank off the coast of Yemen’s Socotra province Wednesday, said Yemeni authorities, leading to the loss of one crew member and the rescue of eight others. Saeed Al-Asmahi, director of the Coast Guard Forces in Socotra, said "the Indian ship, Al-Jilani, sank 30 nautical miles from the Socotra Archipelago carrying a cargo of 600 tons of cement,” according to the Yemeni official news agency Saba. “Local authorities in the province mobilized a boat to the sinking site, and eight out of the nine crew members were rescued, while one is missing,” he added.
Hamas said they informed ceasefire talks mediators that they are ready to reach a "complete agreement" including a comprehensive hostages/prisoners exchange deal if Israel "stops its war and aggression against people in Gaza," a statement from the group said on Thursday.Earlier on Wednesday, Israel sent tanks on raids into Rafah. They had moved into the heart of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday despite an order from the top United Nations court to immediately halt the assault on the city.
