A French frigate shot down two drones launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea
The French Armed Forces Chief of Staff announced on Sunday that the French multi-mission frigate "Languedoc" shot down and destroyed two drones in the Red Sea that were heading towards it from the coast of Yemen. This operation took place 110 kilometers from the Yemeni coast near the city of Hodeidah.
The Houthis announced on Saturday that they would prevent the passage of ships heading to Israeli ports through the Red Sea unless food and medicine were brought into Gaza, in response to Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian Strip.
The military spokesman for the Houthis, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, published a statement on the “X” platform, saying: “The Yemeni armed forces announced that they would prevent the passage of ships heading to the “Zionist” entity of any nationality, if they did not enter the Gaza Strip for the food and medicine it needed.” .
Recently, the Houthis targeted ships they say are linked to Israel, but their threat on Saturday expands the scope of their operations to include all ships heading to Israel.
The head of the Israeli National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, denounced this "naval blockade." He warned, "If the world does not care about this matter, because it is an international problem, we will take action to put an end to this naval blockade."
On the other hand, the Hamas movement said in a statement, “We appreciate the decision of the brothers in brotherly Yemen to prevent the passage of Zionist ships, and all ships heading to the Zionist entity of any nationality, if the food and medicine it needs does not enter the Gaza Strip...Hamas considers this decision courageous.” He is bold and victorious for the blood of our people in the Gaza Strip, and stands against the Zionist-American aggression that is waging a genocidal war.”
The movement continued, “We call on our Arab and Islamic countries to activate all their capabilities and capabilities, based on their historical responsibilities, and out of chivalry and chivalry, to move towards breaking the siege on Gaza.”
Washington previously announced that a US destroyer shot down three drones while providing support last Sunday to commercial ships in the Red Sea that were targeted by attacks from Yemen, denouncing a “direct threat” to maritime security.
