DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday...
, planting explosives on it they later detonated. That attack, the worst in weeks, risked a major oil spill as the rebels' campaign disrupts the $1 trillion in goods that pass through the Red Sea each year over theThe attack Friday saw two missiles “exploding in close proximity to the vessel” some 240 kilometers east of Aden, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.
The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack. However, it can take the rebels hours or even days to acknowledge their assaults. The rebels maintain that they target ships linked to Israel, the U.S. or the U.K. to force an end to Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza. However, many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the conflict, including some bound for Iran.
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