Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for fresh Red Sea attack against cargo ship

Sanaa, July 13 (IANS) In a televised statement , Yemen’s Houthi group said it had attacked what it called the “Chrysalis vessel” twice.

The attacks targeted the vessel in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, using ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drones, said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea in a television statement aired late Friday night . The strait connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, reported Xinhua news agency.

He said the ship was attacked because the company operating it had dealt with Israeli ports.

However,