A Panama-flagged oil tanker was reportedly hit by a missile about 10 nautical miles southwest of Mocha, Yemen. This was reported by the satellite broadcaster «Al Arabiya», citing the British security company Ambrey. A fire broke out inside the tanker and the ship received assistance. Earlier, the British agency Ukmto said that a ship in the Red Sea was hit by an unknown object and suffered minor damage. “The vessel and crew are safe and continue to the next port of call,” Ukmto said, adding that the accident occurred 76 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah, Yemen. In the context of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, the pro-Iranian Shiite Houthi militiamen have repeatedly launched attacks against ships transiting along the Red Sea route, forcing several companies to prefer the longer, but safer route, of the Cape of Good Hope.
Companies involved in transporting goods to Israel will see their ships targeted everywhere. This was stated two days ago by Abdul Malik al Houthi, leader of the Shiite group supported by Iran, as reported by the Yemeni broadcaster based in Beirut “Al Masirah”. “The continued Israeli aggression, blockade and incursion in Rafah make further escalation necessary on all supporting fronts,” the leader said, referring to the so-called Axis of Resistance which opposes Israel and which includes, in addition to the Houthis, the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, the Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and other groups linked in various ways to Iran. “Everyone must put pressure on the Israeli enemy to stop the genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” concluded Al Houthi.
