Yemeni armed forces say they and Iraqi resistance fighters have carried out several military operations against ships linked to the Israeli regime, Press Tv reports.

A Yemeni statement by the Yemeni forces said the operations on Friday were carried out in support of the oppressed people of Palestine and retaliation to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

“It was on its way to the port of Haifa, and the ship was targeted for violating the ban on entering the ports of occupied Palestine,” it said.

The statement added that “the missile force and naval forces carried out a military operation targeting the American ship ‘Delonix’ in the Red Sea with several ballistic missiles.”

“The operation resulted in the ship being directly hit by Allah's grace,” it said.

The Yemeni armed forces said it also “carried out an operation targeting the ship ‘Johannes Maersk’ in the Mediterranean Sea with a cruise missile, and the operation successfully achieved its goal by Allah's grace.”

“This ship belongs to the ‘Maersk’ company, which is one of the most supportive companies for the Zionist entity,” it said.

“The operation was carried out simultaneously with another military operation by the naval forces in the Red Sea against the ship ‘Loannis,’ which was targeted with several drones for violating the ban on entering the ports of occupied Palestine, and it was directly hit by Allah's grace,” the statement noted.

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