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Houthis in Yemen Say They Targeted Ship in Haifa Port with ‘Islamic Resistance’ in Iraq

A Houthi member stands on an armored personnel carrier while on patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 June 2024. (EPA)
A Houthi member stands on an armored personnel carrier while on patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 June 2024. (EPA)
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Houthis in Yemen Say They Targeted Ship in Haifa Port with ‘Islamic Resistance’ in Iraq

A Houthi member stands on an armored personnel carrier while on patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 June 2024. (EPA)
A Houthi member stands on an armored personnel carrier while on patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 June 2024. (EPA)

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Wednesday they targeted a ship in Israel's Haifa port with a number of drones in a joint military operation with the so-called “Islamic Resistance” in Iraq.

The operation targeted the Portuguese-flagged container ship MSC Manzanillo, the Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a televised speech on Wednesday.

The Israeli military is not aware of any such incident, a spokesperson said, and there was no indication of anything unusual at Haifa port.

The Houthis have been launching drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes since November, in what it says is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

They first launched drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes in November. In dozens of attacks, they have sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least three seafarers.

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Biden Calls Israeli Strike that killed Nasrallah a ‘Measure of Justice’

Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
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Biden Calls Israeli Strike that killed Nasrallah a ‘Measure of Justice’

Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush

US President Joe Biden on Saturday called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a “measure of justice.”

The comments came after Hezbollah confirmed earlier Saturday that Nasrallah, one of the group’s founders, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.

Biden noted that the operation to take out Nasrallah took place in the broader context of the conflict that began with Hamas’ attack on Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.

“Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden said in a statement.

He also noted that Hezbollah under Nasrallah’s watch has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.

The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of the families of US diplomats who are not employed by the embassy in Beirut. It also authorized the departure of those who are, as well as nonessential employees because of “the volatile and unpredictable security situation” in Lebanon’s capital.

The State Department has previously advised American citizens to consider leaving Lebanon and reiterated its warning against all travel to the country.

“Due to the increased volatility following airstrikes within Beirut and the volatile and unpredictable security situation throughout Lebanon, the US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available,” the department said in a statement Saturday.

The State Department routinely orders or authorizes the departure of nonessential embassy staffers and the families of diplomats when security conditions in the country where they are posted deteriorate.

An ordered departure is not technically an evacuation but does require those affected to leave. An authorized departure allows those affected to leave the country voluntarily at government expense.