Taghribnews (TNA) - Israeli-linked vessel comes under Yemeni forces’ attack in Red Sea, Indian Ocean

Israeli-linked vessel comes under Yemeni forces’ attack in Red Sea, Indian Ocean

Yemeni armed forces have launched fresh strikes on US and Israeli-linked vessels in yet another move to support the Palestinians suffering deadly war in Gaza.

Spokesman of Yemen’s armed forces General Yahya Saree said on Monday that five ships, including two US destroyers, had been targeted in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean earlier in the day.

Two US and Israeli cargo ships, respectively identified as Larego Desert and the MSC Mechela, were hit in the Indian Ocean, said Saree.

He added that another Israeli ship, identified as the Minerva Lisa, had come under attack by the Yemenis in the Red Sea because of violating a ban issued by the country on shipping to and from the Israeli-occupied ports.

The military spokesman added that Yemeni forces had also launched attacks on two US warships sailing in the Red Sea.

“... the Air Force carried out two specific operations (and) targeted two American military destroyers in the Red Sea, and the operations have successfully achieved their goals,” said the spokesman in a statement, but did not name the destroyers.

Yemen started targeting Israeli-linked ships in November last year, a month after the regime launched a brutal invasion on Gaza.

Yemeni attacks are part of a larger campaign by resistance groups in Arab countries to attack the interests of Israel and the US in the region to force an end to the invasion of Gaza.