Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on U.S., British vessels in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden #Houthis from #Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement have staged four operations against US and British vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea over the past 72 hours, the movement’s military spokesperson Yahya #Sarea said. "The naval and missile forces conducted four joint operations against four ships, including the American Maersk Saratoga in the Gulf of Aden and the APL Detroit in the Red Sea, and the British Huang Pu and Pretty Lady in the Red Sea," he said in a statement posted on his Telegram channel. In all, according to Sarea, "six military operations with the use of a large number of ballistic missiles and drones were conducted in the past 72 hours." In particular, the Houthi missile forces hit a number of targets in the city of Eilat in southern Israel. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a high-ranking Ansar Allah representative, said on Monday that since the beginning of the current escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Houthis have conducted a total of 38 military operations in the Red and Arabian seas, as well as in the Indian Ocean.

New Attacks by the Coalition and the Houthis in the Red Sea Region Following the attempted attack on the American destroyer Gravely, Yemen's Houthis from the Ansarallah movement launched new attacks on civilian ships heading towards the Suez Canal. ▪️ The Liberian- flagged container ship KOI (COLE), which was en route to the Israeli port of Eilat, was attacked with an anti-ship missile. The ship was chartered by the British firm Oceanix Services, the same company that previously chartered the supertanker Marlin Luanda, which the Houthis hit on January 26. ▪️ Another attack occurred approximately 57 nautical miles from Al-Hodeidah: according to the UK Department of Maritime Trade Operations, an explosion took place some distance off the starboard side of an unidentified ship. Fortunately, the crew was not injured. 🔻 Last night, US Air Force F/A-18 carrier-based fighters attacked the group's targets in the vicinity of the city of Al - Hodeidah. Local media reported a series of powerful explosions in the area. Later, the US Central Command confirmed that they had successfully targeted the drone control station.

'Eilat' authorities say settlement on verge of 'collapse' 🔶️ The head of the local authority in the "Eilat" settlement speaks of the "collapse" that the settlement is experiencing due to the Yemeni naval and air operations, at a time when Israelis feel abandoned by their government. 🔶️ Lancry added, in a statement to Israeli Channel 12, that "there is no tourism in Eilat, as no one has the desire to come here," stressing that "Eilat" has become a "moribund" settlement. 🔶️ The head authority also pointed out that the number of settlers there had "doubled after their evacuation from the North and South," but the Yemeni armed forces "are escalating their operations day after day, and the threat is no longer only security, but also economic."

[JUST IN] Alert in #Eilat Reports say that a drone, or possibly a #ballistic missile is targeting Eilat Looks like the "ceasefire" does not include the Iran-Proxy #Houthis.

#BREAKING: #IDF air defense intercepts #ballistic missile from #Yemen Report on the activation of the air defense in the skies of Eilat. A report of hearing a loud explosion. Egypt announces the strengthening of the air defense systems around the Red Sea. There is a lot of anger in the Arab network at the Egyptians who they say are doing this to "protect Israel." Reports on the Arab Network indicate that a long-range ballistic missile was launched by the Houthis in Yemen. They added that the US forces in the Red Sea area failed to intercept him and he was intercepted by the Israeli systems.