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On Wednesday evening, the Sana’a government forces announced the execution of three military operations targeting two ships that “violated the ban on entering Palestinian ports” and an American ship in the Red and Arabian Seas.
The spokesperson for the Sana’a government forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, stated in a statement, “The naval forces, missile force, and drone air force carried out three military operations in the Red and Arabian Seas as follows:
Two operations in the Red Sea targeted two ships, the ‘Roza’ and the ‘Vantage Dream,’ which belong to companies that violated the ban on entering Palestinian ports. These operations were carried out with several missiles and drones.”
He added, “The third operation targeted the American ship ‘Maersk Seletar’ with several drones in the eastern Arabian Sea.”
He confirmed, “The Yemeni armed forces will continue their military operations in support and defense of the Palestinian people until the aggression stops and the siege on Gaza is lifted.”
The statement mentioned that the operation comes “in support of the oppressed Palestinian people and in response to the crimes of the Zionist enemy against the displaced in the Rafah area of Gaza, as well as in response to the American and British aggression on Yemen.”
Since late last year, the Sana’a government forces have been announcing strikes on Israeli targets in the occupied Palestinian territories and targeting Israeli and related ships in the Red and Arabian Seas. They recently declared the extension of 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” to support Palestinians in Gaza. They assert that their operations against “Israel” will continue, conditioned on the “end of aggression and lifting the siege on Gaza” to halt their military actions “in support of Gaza.”
In response, the US and UK launched airstrikes on Yemen, prompting the Sana’a government forces to declare that their operations would include targeting American and British commercial and military ships in response to what they termed “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 an operation named “Guardian of Prosperity,” both aimed at countering the attacks launched by the Sana’a government forces against “Israel.”
