A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group has identified a Chinese-owned and operated organization with Panamanian nationality. Huangpu It was one of several ships it had attempted to bomb in the past 24 hours, mistakenly identifying it as “British.”
said General Yahya Salih, the top spokesperson for the Shiite terrorist movement, officially known as Ansar Allah. Huangpu It was one of four ships targeted by the Houthis with ballistic missiles and drones between Monday and Tuesday. Danish shipping giant Maersk, the owner of at least one ship, denied that the ship in question had reported any such attack.
The Houthis declared war on Israel in October in a show of solidarity with the equally genocidal Sunni terrorist group Hamas. Hamas, like the Houthis, relies heavily on Iranian funding and political support. With “direct support” from Iran, Hamas carried out an unprecedented massacre of civilians, including children as young as infants, in Israel on October 7, killing an estimated 1,200 civilians, according to recorded comments from Hamas officials to the BBC. killed someone. They also abducted 250 people and subjected them to atrocities such as gang rape, torture, and desecration of corpses. The Houthis enthusiastically praised the massacre.
An Israeli flag is raised next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Sunday, October 22, 2023. On October 7, the kibbutz was overrun and killed by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip. He captured many Israelis (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit).
In support of Hamas’ genocidal attacks on Israel, the Houthis launched an operation to disrupt global commercial shipping routes to and from the Red Sea in late 2023. Houthi leaders initially said they would only target ships doing business with Israel, but later shifted official targets to the United States and other countries in response to countries carrying out airstrikes on Houthi targets. Expanded to British ships. In reality, however, Houthi drones and missiles target a variety of commercial vessels, many with no clear connection to their designated targets, and some with Houthi allies such as Iran, Russia, and China. Some are related.
Bombings of Houthi allied assets are clearly continuing, but Houthi officials are targeting not only these three countries, but also India, Brazil, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Egypt, as well as Russia, China, and Iran. It is also claimed by the entire BRICS coalition. The United Arab Emirates and the United Arab Emirates are backing them in their quest for a “historic defeat of the United States, Britain and the West.”
of Huangpu It is owned and operated by a Chinese company, making it a target for the Houthis, who have the most direct ties to China. Nevertheless, Houthi spokesman Salih triumphantly described the attack on the ship as an attack on Britain.
“The air force, with the help of Almighty Allah, conducted a high-quality military operation targeting two American destroyers in the Red Sea,” Salih said, according to Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news agency. almanar. The newspaper claimed that the Houthis had named “an American ship in the Gulf of Aden (MAERSK SARATOGA), an American ship in the Red Sea (APL DETROIT), and a British ship in the Red Sea (HUANG PU)” as targets.The Pretty Lady ship headed for a port in occupied Palestine. [sic]”
Salih also claimed that the Houthis had bombed Israel’s Red Sea port city of Eilat.
Sally’s declaration appeared to contain numerous errors, including incorrect identification of people. Huangpu. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the division of the Department of Defense that operates in the Middle East, confirmed the attack on a Chinese-owned facility. Huangpu On March 23, it said the damage was “minimal.”
“No casualties were reported and the ship resumed sailing. The Houthis attacked the MV Huang despite previously saying they would not attack Chinese vessels,” CENTCOM observed.
Red Sea Update for March 23rd
From 2:50 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. (Sanaa time)
On March 23, the Iran-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) into the Red Sea near the Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated oil tanker M/V Huangpu.At 4:25 p.m. pic.twitter.com/n1RwYdW87E
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 24, 2024
Before Sally’s declaration, maritime executives report It is possible that the Houthis believed the ship was British.of Huangpu transferred ownership from a UK-based company to a Chinese company in January, the publication theorized that the Houthis may have used old ownership records to determine the ship’s origin.
embarrassing bombing incident Huangpu The incident came just days after reports that Chinese authorities had met with Houthi terrorist leaders to broker a formal agreement to protect ships in the region. Both Chinese and Russian governments reportedly sent delegations to Oman for talks with Houthi leaders in March to negotiate the terms of the deal. However, even before these reports surfaced, the Houthis had publicly declared that they would not target vessels unaffiliated with Israel, the United States, or the United Kingdom, and would not specifically look out for Russia and China.
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Houthi terrorists (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
CENTCOM confirmed this week that the Houthis had attempted to target some U.S. naval assets in the region, but Saratogaissued a statement saying it was not aware that the ship was under threat of terrorist attack.
Reuters said: “We can confirm that no such incidents have been reported by the vessel and it is currently continuing its normal, safe navigation far from the mentioned location.” Quote Maersk made this clear in a statement:
Allegations about the Eilat bombing also remain unconfirmed.of era of israel report On Tuesday, he said it was “not immediately clear which targets, if any, the Houthis have attacked,” including Eilat itself.
