The Ansarallah military spokesman specified that, in the past two days, several ships responded to the Houthi warnings contrary to the Norwegian ship.
The Yemeni Armed Forces – affiliated with the Ansarallah group – claimed responsibility on Tuesday for attacking a Norwegian-flagged oil tanker off Yemen that was reportedly headed to Israel.
“The navy forces of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a qualitative military operation against Norway’s STRINDA ship, which was loaded with fuel and heading towards the Israeli entity,” Yahya Saree, spokesman of the group, said in a statement.
Saree added that the operation was carried out with “an appropriate navy cruise missile” in the Red Sea, adding that the ship refused to respond to the warnings.
ANSARALLAH: The military spokesman for the Ansar Allah Movement confirmed that a Norwegian ship heading to Israel was targeted with a naval missile.
He said that Yemeni naval forces carried out the military operation after the ship's crew refused to respond to warning.
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The Ansarallah military spokesman specified that, in the past two days, several ships responded to the Houthi warnings contrary to the Norwegian ship.
The operation, he said, was carried out in support of the Palestinian people under the deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Israeli public broadcaster KAN confirmed that the ship was targeted off the Yemeni coast and added that the vessel was scheduled to arrive at the port of Ashdod in southern Israel on January 4.
French Warship
In a separate incident, a French official claimed that the French military had successfully repelled an attack on one of its guided-missile frigates in the Red Sea.
Speaking at the French Senate on Monday, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that hostile aircraft had been shot down with guided munitions.
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“Two drones coming from Yemen deliberately targeted … our multi-mission frigate Languedoc, which was carrying out a patrol in the Red Sea,” Lecornu said, adding:
“These were Aster 15 missiles, which were launched in self-defense to destroy the two drones. This was done [successfully] and therefore protected the boat and the crew alike.”
Although no officials have cited the Ansarallah group by name, the military previously said the drones had been launched from the coast of al-Hodeida, Yemen, an area controlled by the group.
In a statement published on Saturday, Ansarallah military spokesman Yahya Saree reiterated that the group would “prevent the passage of ships heading towards the Zionist entity,” and demanded additional aid for Palestinians under Israeli bombardment.
(PC, ANADOLU, RT)
