A French frigate shoots down two drones coming from Yemen in the Red Sea
A French frigate patrolling the Red Sea shot down two drones overnight that came from northern Yemen, an area under the control of Houthi rebels who are threatening to block traffic on this strategic sea route as part of the conflict between Israel and Hamas disturb.
The Armed Forces General Staff reported in a press release that the multi-purpose frigate Languedoc shot down drones on the way there. “The interception and destruction of these two different threats” took place 110 kilometers from the Yemeni coast near Hodeida, a port in northern Yemen that is under the control of the Houthi rebels.
On Saturday he threatened to attack any ship in the Red Sea that was heading towards Israel if the population in the Gaza Strip did not receive emergency aid. In a statement posted on social networks ahead of the French announcement, the Houthis said they would “prevent the passage of ships bound for the Zionist entity” if the residents of the Palestinian territory, which has been bombarded by Israel for two months , would not receive more humanitarian aid.
Hamas, a member of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” against Israel alongside Hezbollah and especially the Houthis, welcomed the Yemeni rebels’ “brave and courageous” decision. “We call on the Arab and Muslim countries, based on their historical responsibility and in a chivalrous spirit, to use all their capabilities to lift the siege of Gaza,” Hamas added in a statement sent to Agence France-Presse.
Last week, the Houthis attacked two ships off the Yemeni coast, including one flying the Bahamas flag, claiming they belonged to Israelis. An American destroyer shot down three drones last week while providing aid to merchant ships in the Red Sea that were targeted by attacks from Yemen, according to Washington, which denounced a “direct threat” to maritime security.