(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi group announced on Monday that it launched a ballistic missile at an Israeli vessel off the Red Sea coast. Military spokesman Yahya Saree said the missile struck the Israeli-owned oil tanker Scarlet Ray in the northern Red Sea.

There was no immediate response from the Israeli military regarding the Houthi claim, and no information was available about possible damage or casualties. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had earlier reported a projectile attack on a Liberia-flagged, Israeli-owned tanker near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, noting that the crew was unharmed and the vessel continued its journey.

The attack comes days after an Israeli strike on Thursday killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed Ghalib Al-Rahawi and several ministers in Sanaa. Following the strike, the Houthis pledged to continue missile and drone attacks on Israeli targets in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

Since November 2023, the Houthis have conducted missile and drone strikes against Israeli targets and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea, in solidarity with Gaza, where nearly 63,500 people have died in the Israeli genocide.

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