RIYADH — The Command of Coalition Forces Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Saturday that it embarked on a rescue operation of civilian passengers after Houthi militias targeted a civilian vessel (SWIFT) belonging to an Emirates maritime company.
The civilian vessel was on a regular trip to and from the city of Aden to transfer medical and relief aid and to evacuate wounded and injured civilians.
This unprovoked aggression shows that the Houthis are carrying out terrorist operations targeting international civil navigation and relief ships in Bab al-Mandab.
Coalition air and naval forces chased and targeted the boats which carried out the attack.
