Yemen's Houthis release video of seizing ship in the Red Sea
Photo: Galaxy Leader (Wikipedia)
Yemen’s Houthi militia has published a video of the seizure of the Galaxy Leader with an international civilian crew in the Red Sea.
According to the spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthis, Yahya Sarea, their goal is to target all ships that have any connection to Israel.
On Monday, November 20, the Houthis released a video of the seizure of the Galaxy Leader. The video shows armed militants boarding the ship from a helicopter.
"Scenes of a quality military operation by the Yemeni naval forces on the Israeli ship, gaining control of it, and delivering it to the Yemeni coast on November 19, 2023," the caption to the video stated.
مشاهد للعملية العسكرية النوعية للقوات البحرية اليمنية على السفينة الإسرائيلية والسيطرة عليها واقتيادها إلى الساحل اليمني - 19-11-2023م pic.twitter.com/xukot1li7g
— الإعلام الحربي اليمني (@MMY1444) November 20, 2023
Seizure of the Galaxy Leader
On Sunday, November 19, Houthi rebels in Yemen seized the cargo ship Galaxy Leader with an international civilian crew in the Red Sea. The ship was flying the flag of the Bahamas.
The ship had 25 crew members from Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Philippines, and Mexico, but there were no Israelis on board.
Reaction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
As reported by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oleg Nikolenko, on his Facebook page, the Ukrainian embassies concerned have been instructed to verify the presence of Ukrainians on the seized ship.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has already instructed the Ukrainian embassies to check this information, as well as to contact the owner company to find out the exact composition of the crew of the vessel and other details," he wrote.
Conflict in Israel
On October 7, Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, killing and kidnapping civilians and military personnel. In response, Israel announced Operation "Iron Swords" against the terrorists.
On October 27, the IDF began an advance into the Gaza Strip. It became known that Hamas lost control of the territory, and militants were fleeing to the south.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the IDF does not plan to keep troops in the Gaza Strip after the end of the war.
In addition, the IDF discovered a tunnel of Hamas militants in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip, Al-Shifa. The IDF also targeted underground facilities of Hamas, where senior commanders were hiding
