Houthis claim new attacks on Red Sea shipping - BBC News

The latest attacks come in defiance of repeated US and UK strikes to try to deter the group.

20 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Houthis have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea for months (file image)By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsThe Houthi movement in Yemen says it has fired missiles at two ships in the Red Sea, apparently undeterred by US and UK strikes on the group.

The group's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi warned that his group would "further escalate" if the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza did not end.

The Houthis targeted the Star Nasia and Morning Tide ships.

The Greek-flagged Star Nasia was damaged but its crew were unhurt, a Greek official told Reuters.

Furadino Shipping Ltd, the British owner of the Morning Tide, said there was an explosion near the ship but that it was undamaged and nobody was hurt and the vessel was able to continue on its route.

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