Multi-mission frigate of its Navy of France shot down on the night of Saturday to Sunday two remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles, which were moving in its direction from its shores Yemenithe national defense general staff announced in Paris, as tensions in this strategically important maritime area continue to escalate.
“The interception and destruction of the two threats” it happened at 22:30 and at 00:30 (Greece time) “110 kilometers from the coast of Yemen, at the height of Hodaida” from the multi-mission frigate Languedoc, a press release states.
Last week, a U.S. destroyer shot down three drones and provided assistance to three merchant ships targeted by attacks from Yemenaccording to Washington, which denounced an “immediate threat” to the safety of navigation.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels threatened on Saturday to attack any ship crossing the Red Sea bound for Israel unless humanitarian aid is distributed to the population of the Gaza Strip.
The Shiite rebels, who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa and most of the country’s north, are part of what has been called an “axis of resistance” against Israel, along with groups such as Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah, which are backed by the Iran.
In a statement uploaded to social networking sites, the Houthis said they would “block the passage of ships headed for the Zionist entity” if the residents of the Palestinian enclave, which has been bombarded by Israel for more than two months, do not receive humanitarian aid. mainly food and medicine.
The threat comes against a backdrop of rapidly escalating tensions in the Red Sea since the outbreak of the Israel/Hamas war on October 7.
Source: News Beast
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