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Houthis report airstrikes in Sanaa as two Indian sailors go missing
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said airstrikes hit the Hamdan and Thourah districts of the capital, Sanaa, around midnight Monday.
They blamed Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia had not immediately commented.
The strikes come as the Houthis continue firing missiles and drones toward Saudi airports.
Separately, India said two of 11 Indian sailors were missing after a drone hit their commercial tanker near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
India’s embassy in Muscat is working with Omani authorities and the companies that manage the ships to find them.
The developments come amid rising tensions and repeated attacks on commercial shipping and countries around the Gulf.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported airstrikes on two districts of Sanaa around midnight Monday and blamed Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment on the allegation.
India’s Foreign Ministry said two Indian sailors were missing after a drone struck the commercial tanker MT PETRO DOLPHIN near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
The tanker had 11 Indian sailors aboard, and India said its Embassy in Muscat was coordinating with Omani authorities and the ship’s management to locate the missing crew members.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported the airstrikes and blamed Saudi Arabia. India’s Foreign Ministry reported that two Indian sailors were missing.
- What
- Airstrikes were reported in Sanaa, and a drone struck the tanker MT PETRO DOLPHIN.
- When
- The airstrikes reportedly occurred around midnight Monday. The tanker was struck on Sunday, and India reported the missing sailors on Monday.
- Where
- The reported airstrikes targeted Sanaa’s Hamdan and Thourah districts. The tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz area.
- Why
- The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the airstrikes. The source does not state why the tanker was struck.
Houthis
Saudi Arabia
Responsibility for Sanaa strikes
Houthis
The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the airstrikes.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to the claim.
deeply concerning and risk further aggravating an already volatile situation
joint Gulf action
A drone struck the MT PETRO DOLPHIN in the Strait of Hormuz area.
The Houthis said airstrikes hit Sanaa’s Hamdan and Thourah districts.
India’s Foreign Ministry said two sailors from the tanker were missing and that its Embassy in Muscat was coordinating efforts to locate them.
- Sanaa districts
- Hamdan and Thourah
- Tanker struck
- MT PETRO DOLPHIN
- Indian sailors aboard
- 11
- Missing sailors
- 2
- Tanker location
- Strait of Hormuz area
Sources
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