Houthis Claim Attack on Two Ships in Red Sea

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia on Monday said it had attacked two “Israeli-linked” vessels in the Red Sea, including the Norwegian-owned M/V Swan Atlantic.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a… military operation against two ships linked to the Zionist entity” using sea planes, said a statement that identified the first vessel as the Swan Atlantic and the second as the MSC Clara.
The Houthis have fired on passing ships in the Red Sea in a show of solidarity with Hamas in the Palestinian militant group’s conflict with Israel.
The near-daily drone and missile attacks in the Bab al-Mandeb strait between Yemen and Eritrea and Djibouti has led a number of major shipping companies to redirect their vessels around Africa, a longer and far more costly route.
On Monday, British oil giant BP became the latest to suspend transit through the Red Sea.
Inventor Chemical Tankers said its vessel has “no Israeli link in the ownership” and was managed by a Singapore firm.