Houthi missile hits Norwegian-flagged tanker off Yemen coast
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00:00 The latest target of Yemen's Houthis, Norwegian tanker Strinda.
00:04 Struck by a missile, its crew is unharmed and received assistance from US forces.
00:11 The Houthis, one of Iran's proxies, have multiplied their attacks on
00:15 ships they believe have links to Israel, their designated enemy.
00:19 "The Yemeni armed forces announced that if the needed medical and food supplies
00:26 don't enter the Gaza Strip, they will prevent the passage of ships heading to the Zionist entity
00:31 regardless of their nationality. They will become a legal target for our armed forces."
00:36 The Strinda, though, had no known links to Israel. Its owner says it travelled from Malaysia heading
00:46 to Italy with a shipment of palm oil. The Houthis claim it was due to make a delivery to Israel.
00:53 These are the attacks they carried out since October.
00:56 Among them, the takeover of Lider Galaxy. Armed men stormed the vessel,
01:03 keeping the 25-member crew hostage until today.
01:07 Hoping to avert new attacks and protect international trade,
01:12 several countries have deployed warships in the region.
01:15 This French frigate, Languedoc, shot down two drones flown from Yemen over the weekend which
01:22 were about to target it. The US says that overall, about 20 aircraft were taken down since October 7.
01:29 The Houthis have also fired missiles towards Israel,
01:34 which were intercepted by the Arrow defence system.