<p>Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on Monday the Iran-aligned group had targeted the 'Israeli ship MSC SKY' in the Arabian sea.</p><p>Houthi militants have repeatedly launched drones and missiles against international commercial shipping since mid-November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel's military actions in Gaza.</p><p>Their Red Sea attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa, and stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilise the wider Middle East.</p><p>"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against an Israeli ship MSC SKY in the Arabian Sea with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the hit was accurate and direct," Sarea said in a televised speech.</p><p>Sarea said the incident happened hours after a separate operation by Yemen's Houthis in which they targeted a number of US warships in the Red Sea.</p><p>"Through these two operations, (we) confirm our ability to target warships and non-warships simultaneously," he said, vowing to continue the attacks on ships passing Yemen until Israel's offensive against Gaza was halted.</p><p>The US and Britain began striking Houthi targets in Yemen in January in retaliation for the attacks on Red Sea shipping.</p>
<p>Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on Monday the Iran-aligned group had targeted the 'Israeli ship MSC SKY' in the Arabian sea.</p><p>Houthi militants have repeatedly launched drones and missiles against international commercial shipping since mid-November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel's military actions in Gaza.</p><p>Their Red Sea attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa, and stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilise the wider Middle East.</p><p>"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against an Israeli ship MSC SKY in the Arabian Sea with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the hit was accurate and direct," Sarea said in a televised speech.</p><p>Sarea said the incident happened hours after a separate operation by Yemen's Houthis in which they targeted a number of US warships in the Red Sea.</p><p>"Through these two operations, (we) confirm our ability to target warships and non-warships simultaneously," he said, vowing to continue the attacks on ships passing Yemen until Israel's offensive against Gaza was halted.</p><p>The US and Britain began striking Houthi targets in Yemen in January in retaliation for the attacks on Red Sea shipping.</p>