Four killed in the Red Sea as Houthis claim ship attack
Four killed in the Red Sea as Houthis claim ship attack Yemen's Houthis attacked a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, on Tuesday, Houthi-run news agency Saba reported, and Pakistan said on Wednesday that three of its nationals had been killed in an attack on a ship. Four crew members of a small cargo ship were killed when it was hit by the Houthis on…
Four crew members lost their lives in a Houthi attack on a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, marking the first such fatalities since the Iran war began on February 28th, according to Yemen's transport ministry. The victims included an Indonesian crew member and three Pakistani nationals, as reported by Pakistan on Wednesday. The Egyptian-owned Tihamah cargo ship was reportedly carrying Saudi military equipment, according to the Houthi claim.
The Red Sea naval blockade imposed by the Houthis in response to the alleged Saudi siege on Yemen has been the source of their recent attacks. Saudi Arabia has denied these allegations and has yet to comment on the incident.
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