Yemen’s Houthis hijacked an Israeli ship and took the crew hostage

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi fighters have stated that if Israel doesn’t cease bombing Gaza, they may hijack Israeli ships passing by the seas.

In response to the World Information Company, this assertion of the Houthi rebels got here out when an Israeli cargo ship touring within the Crimson Sea was hijacked with 25 crew members.

Houthi fighters spokesman Mohammad Abd Salam stated Israel solely understands “the language of energy”. Due to this fact, the Israeli ship was hijacked and the 25 folks on board have been taken hostage, and if the bombing of Gaza doesn’t cease, the Israelis will proceed to focus on the ships.

The Houthis didn’t say whether or not the ship was owned by the Israeli authorities or a cargo firm, nor did it say from which nation the crew members taken hostage have been from.

NYK Line, the Japanese operator of the hijacked airplane, stated the crew members are from the Philippines, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Mexico and that there was no cargo on board on the time of the hijacking.

Japan’s Chief Cupboard Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, whereas condemning the hijacking of the ship, stated that negotiations are ongoing with the Houthi rebels for the secure launch of the crew, for which the governments of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iran are cooperating.

Israel, alternatively, says the hijacked ship is British-owned and operated by a Japanese operator, however the public delivery database lists the ship as owned by Israel’s richest businessman.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the hijacked Bahamas-flagged ship was carrying 25 crew members, together with Bulgarians, Filipinos, Mexicans and Ukrainians, however no Israelis.

It needs to be famous that greater than 13,000 Palestinians have been martyred and greater than 25,000 have been injured in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since October 7, whereas the variety of Israelis killed in Hamas assaults exceeded 1,400.