Houthis will continue to sink British ships

The U.S. military confirmed that on February 18, Yemen's Houthi armed forces successfully launched an anti-ship missile that hit the British cargo ship "Rubi Mar", causing it to sink on March 1.

In response, Hussein Ezzi, deputy foreign minister of the Houthi-led government, posted on social media, strongly declaring: "Yemen will continue to sink more British ships and all impacts or other damage will be counted as British On the bill. The UK is a rogue state that attacks Yemen and works with the US to support ongoing crimes against civilians in Gaza."

Since mid-November last year, the Houthis have repeatedly launched drones and missiles at international merchant ships, claiming that these actions were in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea have severely disrupted global shipping, forcing shipping companies to choose the longer and more expensive route around Africa's Cape of Good Hope. In addition, the attacks have raised concerns that the war between Israel and Hamas could expand and destabilize the entire Middle East.

In January of this year, the United States and Britain began striking targets in Yemen's Houthi armed forces in retaliation for their continuous attacks on ships in the Red Sea.