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Cairo. Yemen's rebel group Houthi claimed that it has targeted two ships in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sari said that the first ship Transworld Navigator was attacked in the Red Sea. The second ship Stolt Sequoia was attacked with several cruise missiles in the Indian Ocean. Let us tell you that Houthi rebels are targeting ships as part of their ongoing campaign against

Why did the Houthis attack?

The Houthis say that these ships belonged to companies that violated the ban on entering the ports of occupied Palestine. Meanwhile, the US Army's Central Command confirmed the attack on Sunday. The US military said that the Greek-owned Transworld Navigator ship was attacked by the Houthis with a suspected unmanned aerial system.

US military said – the ship suffered minor damage

The US military says that at 4:00 am today the crew reported minor damage to the ship, but the ship is moving forward. There has been no damage to the American and coalition ships.

He has been attacking since November

Houthi is a rebel group of Yemen. This group has been damaging ships in shipping lanes with drone and missile attacks since November last year. Houthi says that these attacks are to show solidarity with Palestinians against Israel's war in Gaza. Houthi has carried out dozens of attacks so far. It has sunk two ships and seized one. It has also killed three sailors.

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