Yemen: British destroyer attacked in the Red Sea

The Yemeni armed forces have fired ballistic missiles at a British destroyer in the Red Sea, Yemeni armed forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced in a press conference on Sunday.

According to Brigadier General Saree, the missile troops managed to attack the HMS Diamond, which was under attack by the British, with several ballistic missiles.

The spokesman stressed that the operation was a retaliation for the recent massacre in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and a sign against the grave injustice suffered by the Palestinian people.

Saree also revealed that two other foreign ships were targeted in the operation. Yemen had warned British, American and Israel-bound ships not to cross the waters it patrols or they would be attacked – all in support of occupied Palestine.

The spokesman further announced that two other enemy ships were targeted in the operation. A fire was reported on the Norderney and the MSC Tavvishi suffered a direct hit. Both incidents occurred during coordinated operations in the Red Sea.

“These ships violated the ban on access to the ports of occupied Palestine,” said Brigadier General Saree, explaining that the operations involved the joint efforts of the Yemeni navy, missile units and drone forces, using maritime and ballistic missiles in addition to drones.

Saree stressed Yemen’s continued commitment to defending the Palestinian cause, saying: “We will fulfill our religious and moral duty to the Palestinian people. Our operations will not end until the aggression ends and the blockade is lifted.”

This came after two British maritime organizations reported on Sunday thatTwo ships were set on fire by projectiles near Aden, Yemen.

According to British security company Ambrey, a cargo ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda was hit by a missile about 83 nautical miles southeast of Aden, causing a fire that was later brought under control.

Previously, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had been informed by a ship’s captain about an incident 80 nautical miles southeast of Aden.

“The ship was traveling southwest along the Gulf of Aden at a speed of 8.2 knots when the forward station was struck by a missile. A fire broke out but was neutralized,” Ambrey said in an alert.

In addition, both Ambrey and UKMTO confirmed receipt of a report of another incident 70 nautical miles south-west of Aden.

Joint operation with Iraq

On Thursday, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced that they had carried out two joint operations with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, marking the first time that two factions of the Axis of Resistance publicly carried out coordinated attacks on Israeli-occupied territory.

But that was not the only high-level part of the operations that came after the YAF announced it would launch attacks and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower last week, along with his strike group deployed nearly nine months ago to protect “Israel” from the Yemeni naval blockade.

YAF spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the two operations, carried out with multiple drones, targeted three ships. The first targeted two ships carrying weapons for the crew docked at Haifa port.

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The second operation targeted a third ship that violated the ban imposed by the Yemeni armed forces on ships heading to Haifa.

He confirmed that the operations in Haifa were a response to the Israeli massacres in Rafah, adding that targeted hits were achieved.