On January 22, both the US-UK alliance and the Houthi forces announced new offensives against each other.
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| The US military vessel OCEAN JAZZ has become the latest 'victim' of the Houthi rebels. |
THX reported that Houthi forces in Yemen announced they had carried out an attack on the US ship OCEAN JAZZ in the Gulf of Aden, using surface-to-surface missiles.
In a statement broadcast on al-Masirah TV , Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said the group "asserts that retaliation for the US and British attacks is inevitable and any further acts of aggression will be punished."
Additionally, the statement said that Houthi forces reaffirmed they would continue to "impose a blockade on Israeli-related vessels, preventing them from passing through the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea until a ceasefire is achieved in Gaza and the siege of the area is lifted."
Meanwhile, on January 23, AFP reported that the US and UK issued a joint statement saying they had carried out attacks on "eight Houthi facilities in Yemen" in response to the group's continued missile launches targeting international commercial ships and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea.
The Houthi rebels, who control the most densely populated areas in Yemen, claimed their attacks were intended to show solidarity with Palestinians being attacked by Israel in Gaza.
Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping and fueled concerns about inflation worldwide . They have also increased worries that the consequences of the Israel-Hamas conflict could destabilize the Middle East.
However, numerous attacks by the US and UK over the past month have failed to prevent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
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