Al Jazeera claimed to have attacked two ships in the Red Sea
| The Al Jazeera network, citing Yemeni sources, announced the attack on two ships in the Red Sea that were on their way to Israeli ports. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Al Jazeera channel this afternoon (December 27) quoted a source in the Yemeni maritime industry, claiming that two ships were attacked to prevent them from moving towards Israel.
Reuters also quoted American officials as claiming that a ship named “Aswan Atlantic” was attacked in the southern Red Sea.
In this regard, the Bloomberg news agency quoted an American official and wrote that the White House is in contact with the Yemenis through Oman and other mediators and asks them to stop the attacks.
A spokesman for Yemeni forces also told this news agency: “We confirm these calls, but we will continue our attacks until Israel stops fighting in Gaza.”
On the other hand, Mohammad Abd Salam, the head of the negotiating team of the National Salvation Government of Yemen, told Al-Masirah: “Every action the Yemeni armed forces take is related to lifting the siege and stopping aggression in Gaza, and our operations It is only to target Israeli ships and ships bound for this regime’s ports. Therefore, we emphasize that the Red Sea is a safe zone for all ships, except for ships that are somehow connected to the Israeli enemy.” Abdul Salam emphasized: “Anyone who wants to stop our operations It should remove the blockade of Gaza and bring food and medicine into Gaza.
In recent weeks, in parallel with the escalation of the Israeli regime’s attacks against Gaza, the Yemeni army attacked Israeli ships that tried to cross the border. It has narrowed the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb in the Red Sea and has already targeted the occupied territories of Palestine and especially the port of Eilat with drones and missiles.
40% of trade The international traffic of the world is carried out through this strait that passes between Yemen, in the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, and the African continent.
In this regard, Politico newspaper, yesterday ) claimed in a report that America and Israel are considering a military response to the Yemeni armed forces in line with what they called “supporting navigation in the Red Sea”.
This newspaper quoted An American government official wrote: “In recent days, the Pentagon has moved the attack flotilla USS Dwight Eisenhower from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen to support a possible military response to the Houthi attacks against ships in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.” ».
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