Yemen’s Houthis mentioned early on Sunday that that they had carried out a joint army operation with the Islamic Resistance militant group in Iraq, focusing on 4 ships within the port of Haifa in northern Israel.
Houthi army spokesman Yahya Saree mentioned in a televised assertion that the 2 teams launched a drone assault on two cement tankers and two cargo ships within the port of Haifa on Saturday.
He mentioned the ships belonged to corporations that “violated the ban on getting into the ports of occupied Palestine.”
The Israeli army had no quick remark, though it had beforehand denied an identical declare by the Houthis earlier this month.
Saree additionally mentioned the Houthis had attacked the Shorthorn Categorical within the Mediterranean utilizing drones as a part of the group’s marketing campaign to disrupt delivery in key waterways, which they are saying is an act of solidarity with the Palestinians within the struggle. from Gaza.
“Each operations efficiently achieved their goals and the assaults had been exact and direct,” Saree mentioned.
There was no impartial affirmation of the assaults and Reuters was unable to confirm the claims.
The Iran-aligned Houthis first launched drone and missile assaults on sea routes in November. In dozens of assaults, they sank two ships, captured one other and killed a minimum of three sailors.
