US France crack Houthis after attacks on merchant ships in Red Sea

Tel Aviv/Manama – The conflict between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the US & its allies in the Red Sea region is intensifying again. Besides, the Houthis have targeted the UK merchant ship with an undersea drone, which is now on the verge of sinking. At the same time, Yemeni rebels have launched missile attacks on two more ships. Also, the Houthis have fired missiles in the direction of Israel. However, the Israeli Arrow air defence system intercepted the Houthi missile in mid-air. Meanwhile, it has come to light that the US and France have foiled the new attacks launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea region. After these attacks, the Houthi rebels announced that they were banning US and UK ships from travelling through the Red Sea.

Moreover, there has been disruption in merchant traffic in the Red Sea for the past four months due to attacks by the Houthi rebels on merchant ships in the region. Also, the Houthis started attacking the Red Sea, with the demand that Israel should stop the military action in the Gaza Strip. Along with attacking the Israeli ships travelling through this region, the Houthis had also fired missiles at Israeli cities. On Thursday morning, the Houthi rebels attacked the city of Eilat, on the southern side of Israel, with ballistic missiles. However, the Arrow air defence system of the Israeli military foiled the attack.

Apart from this, the local media have claimed that this ballistic missile had entered the Eilat city limits before Israel retaliated. Videos and photos of the destruction of a ballistic missile fired by Houthi in the air at Eilat airfield have surfaced. Currently, discussion has started about how the Houthis got missiles capable of attacking at such a distance. The Houthis had also been firing missiles at Israel for the last four months. However, military analysts have drawn attention to the fact that these missiles could never cross the border of the Israeli city of Eilat.

At the same time, the Houthi rebels have expressed concern about increasing attacks on merchant ships sailing in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden. During the last 24 hours, the Houthi has targeted two US merchant ships in this maritime region. Of these, two missiles were fired at Greece’s Sea Champion merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden. There are claims that this has caused damage to the ship. Moreover, the US agencies have confirmed the Houthi attacks. However, a few hours later, the US foiled the attacks by the Houthi in the Red Sea area. At the same time, it also took action on Houthi bases in Yemen.

Also, seven Houthi anti-aircraft cruise missiles, ballistic missile launchers, and drones were destroyed in these attacks. The US CENTCOM was carrying out this operation in Yemen when information of Houthi attacking another UK ship in the Red Sea region surfaced. Last week, the Houthi attacked the UK ship with an undersea drone. There is a possibility of this ship sinking at any moment. Meanwhile, France has also taken action on Houthi bases.

A few hours after the US and France took action in the Red Sea region, the Houthi rebels announced a major decision against the US and Western countries. Furthermore, the Houthi announced that the ships of the United States and the United Kingdom would not be able to travel through the Red Sea region and would ban their ships from travelling there. The Iranian media claims that the Houthi decision is a challenge to the US and UK.

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