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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted two ships, the MSC DEGO and the MSC GINA, in the Gulf of Aden using a number of ballistic missiles and drones.

Houthi followers participate in a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen February 7, 2024. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

Houthi followers participate in a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen February 7, 2024. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted two ships, the MSC DEGO and the MSC GINA, in the Gulf of Aden using a number of ballistic missiles and drones, the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Thursday.

Sarea said the group also targeted the MSC VITTORIA in the Indian Ocean and again in the Gulf of Aden

Reporting by Nadine Awadalla

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