YAF target 2 ships in Red Sea, Indian Ocean with USV, cruise missiles
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YAF spokesperson says the operations came after the owning companies of the two ships violated the ban imposed on entry to the ports of occupied Palestine.
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A screen grab from a video shows Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces, on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) carried out a second operation targeting the vessel Transworld Navigator in the Red Sea using an unmanned surface vehicle, resulting in a direct hit on the ship, announced the YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree on Sunday.
In a televised statement, Saree mentioned that the YAF's rocket force also targeted the vessel STOLT SEQUOIA in the Indian Ocean with several cruise missiles, affirming that the operations achieved its objectives.
According to the spokesperson, the operations came after the owning companies of the two ships violated the ban imposed by the YAF on entry to the ports of occupied Palestine.
بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن تنفيذ عمليتين عسكريتين أولاهما استهدفت سفينة ( TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR ) بزورق مسير للمرة الثانية في البحر الأحمر، والأخرى استهدفت سفينة (STOLT SEQUOIA) بعدد من الصواريخ المجنحة في المحيط الهندي بتاريخ 23-06-2024م pic.twitter.com/LVJj9di55V
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In the same context, Saree noted that the operations conducted by the YAF in response to the American and British aggression on Yemen have forced the American aircraft carrier, USS Eisenhower, to leave and withdraw from the Red Sea.
US officials have greenlit the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which was dispatched to the Red Sea to counter the Yemeni Armed Forces' operations in support of Gaza, to return home.
It is noteworthy that on Saturday, Saree confirmed that the YAF's Navy fired several anti-ship ballistic missiles at the Transworld Navigator bulk carrier, dealing direct hits to the vessel.
Saree renewed on Sunday the YAF's warning to all companies continuing commercial dealings with the Israeli occupation entity through maritime shipping, underlining that their ships will be directly targeted within the operational area of the YAF, regardless of their destination.
The spokesman also commended the companies that have halted maritime shipping operations to the ports of occupied Palestine and positively responded to the YAF's previous statements.
Elsewhere, Saree affirmed that the operations of the YAF will continue until the Israeli aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people in Gaza is lifted.
