Fierce air and sea battles have once again erupted in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, and after a "week's rest", the Houthis have once again launched fierce attacks on US and Israeli ship targets, according to Yahya Sarria, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthis.
Combined with the information released by the Houthis and the US military, it was a US destroyer in the Gulf of Aden that was targeted, and two other cargo ships, one American and one suspected to be Israeli. The striking U.S. cargo ship was probably the 28,900-dwt MV Yorktown, with 18 U.S. crew members on board and four Greek crew members, and the ship appeared to be Maersk's, American-flagged and operated in partnership with U.S. forces. The suspected Israeli cargo ship that was hit was the 68,000-dwt "MSC Veracruz".
This time, the Houthis launched missiles and drones, and Yahya Sarria claimed that they launched "multiple naval missiles" and achieved "precision strikes". In addition, the Houthis appear to have fired multiple drones. In the statement, the Houthis stressed that their actions "successfully hit the target."
According to the meaning of the Houthis, the missiles and drones they launched successfully hit American ships. However, this news was denied by the United States, and the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed that neither U.S. warships nor merchant ships were damaged in the "engagement". The U.S. military stressed that one anti-ship ballistic missile and four attack drones launched by the Houthis were shot down with precision.
The U.S. believes that the Houthis' continued raids threaten to deplete their ammunition depots. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the Houthis can continue to fight. Moreover, the Houthis have emphasized that their actions are in solidarity with Palestine and countering Israel's incursions into the Gaza Strip.
Even against the United States, the Houthis are unceremonious, and even directly state that they are fighting the United States. With regard to the Houthis' hardline attitude, the United States does not have many good means for the time being, except for air strikes and interceptions. The main reason is that the United States does not want to open a new battlefield in Yemen, so it can only swallow its anger.