After the British ship Rubimar was sunk by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the militant group vowed on Sunday to continue attacks on British ships in the Gulf of Aden.
According to the US side, on February 18, Yemen's Houthi rebels successfully launched an anti-ship missile that hit the British cargo ship "Rubimar", causing it to sink on March 1.
In response, Houthi-led Deputy Minister Hussein Ezi posted on social media ** and strongly declared: "Yemen will continue to sink more British ships and count all impact or other damage to the UK's bill." Britain is a rogue state that attacks Yemen and cooperates with the United States to support ongoing crimes against civilians in Gaza. ”
Since mid-November last year, the Houthis have repeatedly fired drones and missiles at international merchant ships, claiming that these actions are in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea have severely disrupted global shipping, forcing shipping companies to take a longer, more expensive route around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. In addition, the attacks have raised fears that the war between Israel and Hamas could expand, destabilizing the entire Middle East region.
In January of this year, the United States and Britain began striking at targets of the Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for their successive attacks on ships in the Red Sea.