YAF conducted 3 operations in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb

The Yemeni Armed Forces have declared the successful completion of three military operations aimed at vessels in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Bab al-Mandab.

News ID: 85223

Date: 29 October 2024 - 08:47

TEHRAN (Defapress)—The Yemeni Armed Forces announced they conducted 3 operations against 3  ships in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb.

The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, reported that in the first military operation, they targeted the ship SC MONTREAL in the southern Arabian Sea with two drones.

Brigadier General Sare’e added that the second operation targeted the ship MAERSK KOWLOON in the Arabian Sea using a cruise missile.

In another separate strike, the third operation occurred by targeting the ship MOTARO in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab with multiple ballistic missiles, achieving precise and direct hits on all 3 targets.

Brigadier General Saree emphasized their readiness to impose a naval blockade and to target all assets affiliated with the Israeli enemy in occupied Palestine. They clarified that operations will cease only if the aggression stops, the Gaza blockade is lifted, and hostilities against Lebanon are halted.

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that the assaults were a reaction to the ship-owning companies' infringement of the prohibition on accessing ports in occupied Palestine.

YAF underscored their preparedness to implement a naval blockade and to strike all assets associated with the Israeli adversary in occupied Palestine. They specified that military operations will only be suspended if the aggression ceases, the blockade on Gaza is lifted, and hostilities against Lebanon are terminated.