From captured UK ship, Yemenis salute Palestinians on Eid al-Fitr
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The Yemenis confirm to the Palestinian people that they are not alone and that Yemen will stand by their side until victory.
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Yemenis perform Eid al-Fitr prayer on the deck of the captured Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader cargo ship in Hodeidah, Yemen, on April 10, 2024. (Al Mayadeen TV)
On the eve of the first day of Eid al-Fitr, Yemenis congratulated the Palestinian nation while performing prayers on the deck of an Israeli-linked UK-owned Galaxy Leader cargo ship they captured in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on November 19.
"لستم وحدكم الشعب اليمني إلى جانبكم حتى النصر"
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 9, 2024
من السفينة "الإسرائيلية" GALAXY LEADER التي سيطر عليها اليمنيون لـ #فلسطين، عيدكم مبارك #اليمن #فلسطين #غزة pic.twitter.com/uzKwapLWgg
Al Mayadeen reported that the Yemeni worshippers congratulated Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
They said, “You (Palestinians) are not alone. The Yemeni nation stands by your side until [final] victory” over the Israeli occupation.
Sayyed Abul-Malik al-Houthi
The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abul-Malik al-Houthi, said on the night of April 9 that his country is battling a full-fledged war against the zionist regime and is carrying out operations against Israeli-affiliated merchant vessels and Israeli interests in retaliation for the bloody onslaught against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
“Americans and British forces have attacked Yemen to support the Zionist regime's crimes against the Palestinian nation, as well as the siege on Gaza,” Sayyed al-Houthi stressed.
He further congratulated the Muslim Ummah, the Yemeni nation, Palestinians, and Resistance fighters on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world. It marks the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan.
Yemeni forces expand operations, target three cargo ships, US frigates
Three cargo ships were targeted in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean, using anti-ship and cruise missiles, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced on the afternoon of April 7, in what stands for the latest in a series of operations initiated by Yemen in support of Gaza.
The spokesperson for the YAF, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said that the operations were conducted in a span of 72 hours prior to the release of a statement, detailing the YAF's operations.
The first ship targeted by the YAF's Navy was the UK-owned Hope Island cargo ship, which was struck using naval missiles and dealt a direct hit in the Red Sea. The last updated position of the Hope Island was two days before April 7, heading southward toward the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Another series of operations targeted two Israeli-affiliated ships, heading to Israeli ports in Palestine. The first, the MSC GRACE F, was targeted in the Indian Ocean, while the second, the MSC GINA, was targeted in the Arabian Sea. In both operations, the Yemeni Armed Forces utilized anti-ship ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, successfully achieving their intended objectives.
