Houthis Expand Maritime Targets to Mediterranean Sea

Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi announced a new operation targeting the Mediterranean Sea. Al-Houthi warned earlier this month that all ships heading to Israeli ports, not just those in the Red Sea, would be targeted. No incidents have been reported, and the claims could not be independently verified.

The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday that one of their operations this week targeted the Mediterranean Sea.

Earlier this month, al-Houthi had said that all ships heading to Israeli ports would be targeted by the Iran-backed group, not just those in the Red Sea region which it has targeted before. No incident from the area was reported this week, and Reuters could not independently verify the contents of the statement.