One of the ships of the European Union's naval mission nіy part of the Red Sea, having crossed the Houthi missile, what kind of terrorism was being planned to attack merchant ships.
RBC-Ukraine reports about this from a post on Reuters.
The press release of the defense naval operation of the EU Eunavfor Aspides indicates that the German frigate “G” Essen” having shot down a missile fired from Houthi-controlled territory.
“The Hesse's actions were effective, allowing sailors and merchant ships to escape in any way,” they added.
Missia Aspides was launched in earnest to help seize a key maritime trade route against drone and missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels in revenge for Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Attacks of the Yemeni Houthis
The Houthis are a grouping of Shiites created in the 1990s to fight the corrupt government of Yemen. They took their name from the leader of Hussein al-Husi, whom the Yemeni army killed in the spring of 2004. The rebels call themselves, in part, “all the support” of Israel, the United States and the Western countries, which are opposed to Iran.
As of today, the Houthis control most of the night before Yemen. At the end of the fall of 2023, terrorists began to attack civilian commercial ships in the Aden Province and the Red Sea with drones and missiles. In this way, the rebels are trying to blackmail the countries of the West, based on solidarity with the Palestinian Hamas group, which is fighting with Israel in the Gaza Strip.
The response to the attacks, from 12 today 202 4 thanks to the USA and Great Britain for supporting the EU military coalition , regularly launch strikes on Houthi targets near Yemen. However, when everything is wrong, terrorists will continue to attack merchant ships.
Days ago, the American military announced the destruction of several unmanned lethal vehicles, which the Houthis launched directly at merchant ships in the Red Sea.
23 ber death of vinishuvachi The US Navy aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower launched an attack on three underground shelters near the Yemenu areas, which are under the control of the Houthis.
According to ZMI, China is financing Houthi attacks on ships near the Red Sea.
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