Yemen's Houthis Say They Attacked Three Ships, Two U.S. Destroyers
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday they launched attacks on three ships in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea and two U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea. The group, which describes its attacks as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza, said the ships were the Larego Desert and the MSC Mechela in the Indian Ocean and the Minerva Lisa in the Red Sea. It did not name the destroyers. The Houthis' military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, did not specify when the attacks took place but said in a televised speech the group had used missiles against the ships and drones against the U.S. destroyers. There was no immediate confirmation from shipping companies or the U.S. military of any attacks on the Red Sea today.
The Governor of the Aden-based Central Bank of Yemen issued a decision regulating the transfer of money from other countries to Yemen as part of its supervisory procedures over the country's banking activity. According to the decision, its first article prohibits money transfers from abroad except through qualified banks or exchange companies that meet all requirements and standards approved by the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden. This comes as part of the Aden-based Central Bank's procedures to move the headquarters of commercial banks from Houthi-controlled Sanaa to Aden. In early April, the Central Bank in Aden gave the private and commercial banks a two-month deadline to move their headquarters from Sanaa to Aden amid the continued conflicting economic policies between the warring sides in Yemen.
The Yemeni Women's Union called on the authorities, civil society organizations, human rights institutions, and international organizations to protect the Union's building after being raided by forces belonging to the Southern Transitional Council in Aden. The statement said that the attackers destroyed everything in the building, including halls, screens, and surveillance cameras, besides seizing some of the properties of the Union's building. Southern separatists have been ruling Aden since 2019.
An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt Israel's assault. Palestinian families rushed to hospitals to prepare their dead for burial after a strike late on Sunday night set tents and rickety metal shelters ablaze. Israel's military, which is trying to eliminate Hamas in Gaza, said it was investigating reports that a strike it carried out against commanders of the Islamist militant group in Rafah had caused the fire.
