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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Yemeni Armed Forces capture Israeli ship in Red Sea: Exclusive</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Al Mayadeen English - November 19, 2023<br></div>
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Yemeni Armed Forces detain an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea in the
latest escalation against the Israeli occupation in light of its
genocide in Gaza.</p><img src="cid:ii_lp5tpt9a0" alt="c9cf3ea6-c929-49e7-b2fe-7a1e382f4269.jpg" width="391" height="245"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>The Israeli Galaxy Leader cargo ship, August 30, 2020, San Jacinto, California, the United States (Social media)
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<p>The Yemeni Naval Forces managed to capture an Israeli ship in the depths of the Red Sea, sources familiar with the matter told <strong>Al Mayadeen </strong>on Sunday.</p>
<p>Reportedly, 52 people aboard the Israeli ship, presumably a vehicle carrier, were detained, <strong>Al Mayadeen</strong>'s sources added, revealing that the Yemeni Armed Forces were working on revealing their identities and nationalities.</p>
<p>The ship is called the Galaxy Leader. It is Bahamian-flagged but owned by an Israeli businessman.</p>
<p>"Await what will warm your hearts," a Yemeni military source said, confirming the authenticity of the news <strong>Al Mayadeen</strong> reported.</p>
<p>Reportedly, the Yemeni Armed Forces used a helicopter and hovered
with it over the Israeli ship before rappelling down to the deck and
taking control of it, <em>NBC News </em>reported.</p>
<p>Commenting on the situation, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they would release a statement on the matter within a few hours.</p>
<p>"It seems that the ship captured by the Yemenis is owned by Israeli
businessman Rami Ungar," Israeli media said in the wake of the incident.
"The ship was carrying vehicles, as it was making its way from a port
in southern Turkey to a port in Western India."</p>
<p>An Israeli occupation forces spokesperson described the event as "a very dangerous development."</p>
<p>Ansar Allah threatened and fulfilled its threats against "Israel", Israeli media said.</p>
<p>Earlier on Sunday, Ansar Allah spokesperson Yahya Saree said the army would <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-to-target-any-ships-owned--operated-by-israeli-compani" target="_blank" rel="noopener">target all ships owned or operated by Israeli companies</a> or ones bearing the Israeli flag, calling on countries to withdraw their citizens operating on such ships.</p>
<p><span>In the same context, a Yemeni military source revealed to </span><strong>Al Mayadeen</strong><span>
earlier the Yemeni Armed Forces' readiness to target any Israeli
vessel, whether in the Red Sea or any other place unexpected by the
enemy.</span></p>
<p>"Our armed forces are set to target all Israeli ships, whether they are heading to occupied Palestine or not," the source said.</p>
<p>The Yemeni Armed Forces launched on Tuesday a salvo of ballistic
missiles at various targets of the Israeli enemy in the occupied
Palestinian territories.</p>
<p>At the time,<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-won-t-hesitate-to-target-any-israeli-vessel-in-red-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saree confirmed</a><span> </span>that
the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted sensitive sites in "Eilat", built on
the ruins of the Palestinian Um al-Rashrash, just 24 hours after another
military operation.</p>
<p>He added that the Yemeni Armed Forces would begin implementing
directives in terms of taking the appropriate measures against any
Israeli vessel in the Red Sea. Furthermore, he underlined that the
Yemeni Armed Forces would not hesitate to target any Israeli ship in the
Red Sea "or any place within our reach."</p>
<p>Yemen has also launched long-range cruise missiles and attack drones on several occasions, as well as<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-targets--eilat--with-missiles--israelis-puzzled-about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ballistic missiles at "Eilat"</a><span> </span>located in the southernmost region of occupied Palestine.</p>
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