Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on two ships in the Gulf of Aden and one in the Indian Ocean. The MSC Diego and the MSC Gina were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones in the Gulf of Aden, the group\u2019s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Thursday. The attacks on the ships in the Gulf of Aden \u2013 identified by the Houthis as the \u201cIsraeli\u201d MSC Diego and the MSC Gina \u2013 were \u201caccurate\u201d, Saree said, without providing details. However, the United States-led Joint Maritime Information Center said two missile attacks took place on Tuesday, adding that no ship was hit and the crews were safe. The centre, a coalition of countries responding to Houthi attacks on shipping in the Middle East, said the vessels were \u201clikely targeted due to perceived Israeli affiliation\u201d. The two vessels were \u201cPanama-flagged container ships\u201d operating for a Geneva-based company, The Associated Press news agency reported. The Houthis claimed to hit a third container ship, the MSC Vittoria, in the Indian Ocean. Saree warned earlier this month that the group would target ships heading to Israeli ports in \u201cany area we are able to reach\u201d and announced the decision would be implemented \u201cimmediately\u201d. The group has launched repeated drone and missile attacks on vessels in the crucial shipping channels of the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab strait and the Gulf of Aden since November in what it says is a campaign of solidarity with Palestinians and against Israel\u2019s war on Gaza. This has forced shipping firms to reroute vessels to longer and more expensive journeys around Southern Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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