On May 29, local time, Yahya Sarrea, a spokesman for the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, announced that the armed forces attacked six ships sailing in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea on the same day.
On May 27, it was just announced that it attacked three cargo ships traveling in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and just two days later, it attacked six cargo ships in one day. The group said in a statement that the Houthis attacked three freighters in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, two in the Arabian Sea and one in the Mediterranean Sea with cruise missiles. In addition to the bulk carriers Laax, it said its targets were Morea and Sealady in the Red Sea, Alba and Maersk Hartford in the Arabian Sea and Minerva Antonia in the Mediterranean.
The U.S.-flagged Maersk Hartford container ship was not hit by a drone or missile attack, said Ed Hanley, the company's chief operating officer. "I don't know about the other five boats, but Maersk Hartford is good." "He said in a telephone interview. "Nothing happened."
On May 29, local time, Yemeni Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi issued a statement saying that in order to continue to support the Palestinian resistance to Israel in the Gaza Strip, the Houthi armed forces will continue their military operations and will upgrade in "quality and quantity." In early May, the Houthis issued a statement saying that they would continue to expand the scope of attacks in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea against all ships of companies that have dealt with Israel in the past few months, regardless of the nationality of the ships and the target port.
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