Yemeni revolutionaries vowed on Sunday to continue targeting British ships in the Gulf of Aden following the sinking of UK-owned vessel Rubymar.
In a post on his X account, Hussein Al-Ezzi, Yemeni Deputy Foreign Minister said: “Yemen will continue to sink more British ships, and any repercussions or other damages will be added to Britain’s bill.”
“It is a rogue state that attacks Yemen and partners with America in sponsoring ongoing crimes against civilians in Gaza,” he said.
اليمن ستواصل إغراق المزيد من السفن البريطانية وأي تداعيات أوأضرار أخرى سيتم إضافتها لفاتورةبريطانيا باعتبارها دولةمارقة تعتدي عل اليمن وتشارك امريكا في رعايةالجريمةالمستمرة بحق المدنيين في غزة
(لايمكنك العبث في بلادي ثم الذهاب لقضاءسهرتك في الفابريك
من يؤذي اليمن سنؤذيه
too much)— حسين العزي (@hussinalezzi5) March 3, 2024
“You can’t tamper with my homeland… Whoever harms Yemen will be harmed,” the Yemeni official stressed.
Earlier on Saturday, the US military confirmed that the UK-owned vessel Rubymar had sunk after being struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Yemeni Armed Forces on Feb. 18.
In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) warned that the vessel’s cargo of hazardous fertilizer posed a risk to marine life.
Sinking of Motor Vessel⁰Rubymar Risks Environmental⁰Damage
On Mar. 2 at approximately 2:15 a.m., MV Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier, sank in the Red Sea after being struck by an Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist anti-ship ballistic missile on Feb. 18.
The ship… pic.twitter.com/fRUM4ll4cY
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 3, 2024
Yemeni Armed Forces have staged, since late November, dozens of attacks on Israeli-linked vessels in the Rea Sea. The attacks have been in solidarity with the Palestinian people and resistance who have been under brutal aggression by the Israeli occupation since October 7th.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
