Yemen to use submarine weapons in Red Sea strikes says Houthi leader

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A protester lifts a portrait of Huthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Huthi during a rally in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on Jan 19, 2024, protesting the US designation of Yemen's Huthi rebels as "terrorists", after a series of attacks on Red Sea shipping amid Israeli attacks on Gaza. - (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

Yemeni forces have launched repeated drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden since November in support of Palestinians.

TEHRAN - The leader of the Houthi has announced the introduction of submarine weapons into Yemen’s armed forces, threatening more strikes on Israeli, American and British ships in the Red Sea, Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported.

Yemen's Al-Masirah TV channel quoted Abdulmalik al-Houthi as saying on Thursday, that its armed forces have added submarine weapons to their operations in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinians,

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"We introduced the submarine weapons into the confrontation in the Red Sea, and it is a weapon that will worry the enemy,” he said in a televised speech.

Yemeni forces have launched repeated drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden since November in support of Palestinians.

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They say the operations will continue unless Israel stops its war on the besieged Gaza Strip, which has killed almost 30,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, since Oct 7.

Al-Houthi said so far, around 183 missiles and drones have been launched against Israeli targets in the occupied territories, and 48 ships have been targeted in the Red and Arab Seas.

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"Thirteen specific operations were carried out in recent days, the most prominent of which was sinking a British ship and shooting down an American drone,” he added. - BERNAMA