Houthi Rebel Attack on British Ship Foiled in Red Sea – Latest News and Updates

2024-01-28 13:52:41

By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted 41 minutes ago

View of HMS Diamond, from the ship’s bridge, firing its Sea Viper missiles at an approaching Houthi drone in the Red Sea on January 27. LPHOT CHRIS SELLARS/UK MINISTRY / REUTERS

The British navy on Saturday foiled an attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea which targeted its ship HMS Diamondthe British Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. “Yesterday, the crew of HMS Diamond once once more had to shoot down a Houthi attack drone which was illegally targeting the ship”, writes the ministry on X (formerly Twitter). There were no injuries or damage to the boat, he said. These attacks are “totally unacceptable and it is our duty to protect freedom of navigation on the Red Sea”adds the ministry.

The United Kingdom “stay determined” in the face of these Houthi attacks “supported by Iran”reacted Defense Minister Grant Shapps on X. “Our commitment to protecting innocent lives and freedom of navigation is absolutely unwavering”he added.

Since November, the Houthi rebels, close to Iran, have increased attacks once morest merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, claiming to act in “solidarity” with the Palestinians in Gaza, in the grip of the war between the Israeli army and the Islamist movement Hamas.

Global trade impacted

This situation has pushed certain shipowners to suspend transits through the Red Sea, which normally sees up to 12% of world trade, and to bypass Africa to reach Asia and Europe.

The United States and the United Kingdom carried out several strikes once morest Houthi positions in Yemen in response. On Thursday, they announced sanctions once morest four of their officials, accused of being involved in organizing these attacks.

Early Saturday morning, American forces struck a rebel site in Yemen following a rebel attack on a British oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis had indicated that they had carried out this attack in support of the Palestinian people and “in response to British and American aggression”.

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