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Images published by Arab and international media showed the extent of the damage to the ship “LAAX,” which the Sanaa government forces claimed to have targeted in the Red Sea.
The images reveal a hole on one side of the ship and explosion marks on its deck, confirming that the ship was hit by missiles from the Sanaa forces.
The spokesperson for the Sanaa government forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced in a statement on Wednesday that the “Lax” was targeted among three ships in the Red Sea, affirming that “the ship was hit and significantly damaged.”
He also announced the targeting of three other ships in the Arabian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, stating that the targeting occurred “because the mentioned ships violated the decision to prohibit access to the ports of occupied Palestine,” according to the statement.
Since November last year, the Sanaa government forces have announced targeting Israeli ships and those linked to them in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, before extending their operations to parts of the Indian Ocean. Recently, they announced the beginning of the fourth phase of escalation against ships “up to the Mediterranean Sea” to support the Palestinians in Gaza. They state that their operations against “Israel” will continue until Israel stops the genocide in Gaza and lifts the siege.
In response, the United States and Britain launched airstrikes on Yemen, prompting the Sanaa government forces to declare that their operations would include targeting American and British commercial and military ships in response to what they call the “American-British aggression.”
On February 19, 2024, the European Union announced the launch of a military operation named “Aspides,” led by Italy in the Red Sea, while the United States announced the launch of an operation named “Guardian of Prosperity,” both aimed at countering the attacks by the Sanaa forces against “Israel.”
