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Yemeni Houthis attacked the cargo ship Ocean Jazz of the US Navy in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was struck with missiles.
This is not the first attack on a US vessel in the region in recent days.
The Houthis continue claiming that they intend to attack any Israeli vessels, both with the Israeli flag and owned or operated by Israeli companies. The attacks will continue in response to the “disgusting Israeli-US aggression in the Gaza Strip.” In a recent statement, the Houthis added that they will continue to block Israeli ships until the country stops its “aggression” against the Gaza Strip.
The escalation in the Red Sea seems inevitable. EU member states have agreed on a military operation “to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Red Sea”.
It is already obvious that the results of strikes of US aircraft and warships on targets in Yemen turned out to be insignificant. Yemeni missiles and drones against the merchant fleet of Western countries in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden will not stop.
