According to the CCTV news client, citing news from the Houthis in Yemen, on the 19th local time, the United States and Britain once again attacked the "Jabanah" area in the northern part of Hodeidah Province controlled by the Houthis in Yemen.
Yemen's Houthi rebels said they had attacked two U.S. ships
On the evening of the 19th local time, Yemen's Houthi spokesman Yahya Sareya issued a statement saying that the Houthis attacked two US ships with missiles and hit them accurately. The two U.S. vessels are the Sea Champion and the N**is Fortuna. According to public shipping information, the "Sea Champion" is a bulk carrier flying the Greek flag, and the "Navis Fortuna" is a bulk carrier flying the flag of the Marshall Islands.
Yahya Sarea also said in a statement that the British freighter Rubymar, which had been attacked, had completely sunk.
The Houthis shot down a US drone
On the morning of the 19th local time in Yemen, Yemen's Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea issued a statement saying that the Houthis shot down a US MQ-9 "Reaper" drone by missile in Hodeidah province controlled by the Houthis, and attacked the British freighter Ruby (Rubymar) by missile, causing serious damage to the ship.
The British Maritime ** said it had received reports that the crew had abandoned ship. Yahya Saraya said the Houthis were responsible for the attack.
He also said that the Houthis "shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone with missiles by air defense systems" at the time "it was on a hostile mission."
On November 8 last year, the Houthis announced that they had shot down a US MQ-9 "Reaper" large Chada drone.
U.S. ** Command: The Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea on the 18th
On February 19, local time, the U.S. ** Command issued a statement on social platforms saying that between 21:30 and 22:45 Sana'a time on the 18th, the Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from the Houthi-controlled area of Yemen to the Red Sea, trying to attack a British bulk carrier flying the Belizean flag. It is reported that one of the missiles hit the ship and caused damage.
The U.S. military said it had carried out five strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels
The U.S. ** Command issued a statement on the 18th, saying that between 15:00 and 20:00 on the 17th Sana'a time in Yemen, the U.S. military carried out five strikes on three anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vehicle and one unmanned surface ship in Yemen's Houthi controlled area.
The U.S. command said it carried out the strike after it found the military equipment in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they posed an "imminent threat" to U.S. naval and merchant vessels in the area.
The European Union launched a convoy escort operation in the Red Sea
On the 19th local time, European Commission President von der Leyen announced at the European People's Party conference held in Berlin, Germany, that the EU launched the Red Sea escort operation.
The Council of the European Union also issued a statement on the 19th, saying that the EU Red Sea escort operation was officially launched from the same day. The statement mentioned that the operation was aimed at maintaining maritime safety and ensuring freedom of navigation, especially for merchant ships. The one-year escort operation will be carried out on the main sea lines of communication in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz, as well as in international waters such as the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman, and the convoy will be commanded by the operational headquarters in Larissa, Greece.
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