By Staff, Agencies

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it carried out a joint operation by the naval, air and missile forces, targeting the “Israeli” MSC DIEGO ship and MSC GINA ships in the Gulf of Aden.

“The targeting operation was carried out with a number of ballistic missiles and drones, and thanks to Allah, the hit was accurate,” the Forces’ statement said.

It further mentioned that “The missile force carried out two specific operations targeting the MSC VITTORIA ship, the first took place in the Indian Ocean, and the other against the same ship in the Arabian Sea, and thanks to Allah, the hit was direct.”

In parallel, the Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed that “they are following developments of the situation in the Gaza Strip and will not hesitate to escalate their military operations in the face of the oppression against the Palestinian people, as have been stated in their previous statements.”

The Yemeni armed forces also underlined that it will continue to prevent “Israeli” navigation or navigation heading to the ports of occupied Palestine in the declared area of   operations until the siege is lifted and the aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is stopped.