Houthi fired missile at commercial ship in Gulf of Aden, three sailors killed. Loktej World News

Sana’a, 07 March (Hindustan Reporter). Three sailors were killed in a missile attack by Houthi rebels on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday. Four others were also injured in this attack. It is the first time since Israel’s invasion of Gaza that one of the world’s busiest sea routes has been targeted by Houthi rebels. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attack.

“Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) toward a Barbados-flagged and Liberian-owned ship at approximately 11:30 a.m. (local time) on Wednesday,” the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on ‘X’. Was tainted. The missile fell on the ship. This resulted in the death of three members of the multinational crew. At least four people were injured. The condition of three of them is critical. The ship has been damaged.

CENTCOM said the crew abandoned ship and allied warships are responding (to the Houthi rebels). The situation is being assessed. This is the second anti-ship ballistic missile fired by the Houthis in the last two days. Meanwhile, the British Embassy wrote on Twitter, “Three innocent sailors have died. This is the result of missiles fired by the Houthis. Our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and injured.

Tension in the area has increased due to the attack by Houthis. The Iran-backed organization has been targeting commercial and military shipping since November last year. The Houthis had initially said they would only target ships belonging to Israel in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Later he also included the ships of Britain and America in his targets. Recently, America, along with Britain, had carried out air strikes on the positions of Houthi rebels in Yemen.