Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that they carried out a military operation against the Norwegian commercial tanker Strinda in its latest operation to protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
The group targeted the tanker with a rocket after the crew refused to respond to all warnings, Houthi military spokesperson Yehia Sareea said in a televised statement.
He vowed that the Houthis would continue blocking ships heading to Israeli ports until Israel allows the entry of food and medical aid into the Gaza Strip — more than 1,000 miles from the Houthi seat of power in Sanaa, Yemen's capital.