Yemen warns ‘name changes, asset transfers’ will not save Israeli ships from attack
Sanaa’s forces say intelligence indicates that Israeli shipping firms are trying to avoid Yemeni attacks by registering ships under different names
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on 3 November that Israeli shipping firms are attempting to sell their assets, transfer their properties, or register them under different names in order to avoid Sanaa’s operations.
The spokesman affirmed that these methods will not save Israeli-linked ships from being targeted.
“Intelligence confirms that many companies operating in maritime shipping, affiliated with the Israeli enemy, are working to sell their assets and transfer their properties from shipping and maritime transport ships to other companies or register them in the names of other parties, to circumvent the punitive measures taken by the Republic of Yemen,” Saree said.
The Yemeni army “will not take into consideration any change in the ownership or flag of the Israeli enemy ships,” and warns “all concerned parties against dealing with these companies or ships as they are subject to punishment and are prohibited from crossing the Yemeni Armed Forces’ area of operations.”
The Armed Forces of Yemen’s Sanaa government started its maritime operations against Israeli shipping in November last year, inflicting significant damage on Israel’s economy and on global shipping as a whole.
Following the start of the US–UK bombing campaign against Yemen in January, Yemeni forces began targeting US and British warships. Washington launched a brutal attack on Yemen using B2 stealth bombers and bunker buster bombs in mid-October.
Sanaa has also carried out numerous drone and missile operations targeting the Israeli depth.
“In support of the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance and within the framework of the fifth phase of the escalation, the Yemeni Armed Forces' drone force carried out a qualitative military operation targeting the Israeli enemy's industrial zone in the Ashkelon region, south of occupied Palestine,” the Yemeni army announced on 29 October.
A day earlier, it said it hit three ships in the Red Sea and Arab Seas – the SC Montreal, the Maersk Kowloon, and the Motaro – with drones and missiles.