US, UK ships within bank of targets of Yemeni Armed Forces: Saree

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
15 Jan 2024 22:55
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Yemeni Armed Forces says all American and British ships and military units participating in the aggression against Yemen, are considered legitimate targets for the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree

Spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that an American ship was targeted in the Gulf of Aden.

"In support of the oppressed Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, who remain to be subjected to the worst kinds of massacres by the Zionist entity, and in retaliation to the American-British aggression against our country," He opened up.

"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting an American ship in the Gulf of Aden, with several appropriate naval missiles, resulting in precise and direct hits."

He affirmed that all American and British ships and military units participating in the aggression against Yemen, are considered legitimate targets for the Yemeni Armed Forces: falling within their targets' list.

Statement of the Spokesperson of Yemeni Armed Forces, January 15, 2024 (social media)

"The Yemeni Armed Forces affirm that retaliation against American and British attacks is inevitable, and any new aggression will not go unpunished."

Saree added that the Yemeni Armed Forces persist with their military operations: enforcing a blockade on Israeli navigation in the Red and Arabian seas until a ceasefire is achieved in Gaza, and the siege on Gaza is lifted.

Saree also categorically emphasized that Yemen will continue to exercise its natural right to national self-defense by taking any tactical measures deemed necessary to confront the American and British aggressors.

Finally, he reaffirmed Yemen's commitment to international trade in the Arabian and Red Seas to any destination in the world except for the Israeli-run ports of occupied Palestine.

Earlier today, it was reported that a US-owned ship off the coast of Yemen was reportedly struck by a missile, according to information from the UK maritime security firm Ambrey.

The targeted vessel was identified as a bulk carrier flying the Marshall Islands flag, located near Aden.

The US Central Command further confirmed that a Yemeni missile struck a US container ship in the Red Sea, with no reported casualties, according to the US military.