Yemen's Huthi rebels took responsibility on Wednesday for striking a Dutch cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden earlier this week. The Iran-backed group controls large areas of Yemen and the capital Sanaa, and it maintains the attacks support Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
The MV Minervagracht suffered damage on Monday when a projectile struck the vessel, injuring two crew members, and starting a fire. The rebels stated the ship was attacked because its owner defied their ban on entering ports in occupied Palestine, according to the Huthi-run Saba news agency.
The Huthis have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel, prompting Israeli counterstrikes in Yemen. Israeli attacks on Sanaa killed at least nine people on Thursday, one day after the rebels launched a drone strike on southern Israel.
The MV Minervagracht suffered damage on Monday when a projectile struck the vessel, injuring two crew members, and starting a fire. The rebels stated the ship was attacked because its owner defied their ban on entering ports in occupied Palestine, according to the Huthi-run Saba news agency.
The Huthis have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel, prompting Israeli counterstrikes in Yemen. Israeli attacks on Sanaa killed at least nine people on Thursday, one day after the rebels launched a drone strike on southern Israel.
