Yemen Houthi armed forcesSpokesperson Yahya Saraya issued a statement on the 19th saying that the Houthi armed forces launched multiple missiles at the USS Mado (MADO), a US ship sailing in the Red Sea.

Sarea did not disclose the specific time of the attack. Saraya also said that the Houthis used missiles to attack the Israeli Red Sea city of Eilat and "accurately hit the target."

Houthi armed spokesman Yahya Saraya/Source: AFP

Relevant shipping information websites show that the "Mado" is a liquefied natural gas ship flying the flag of the Marshall Islands and operated by a Greek company.. Before February this year, the ship had been operated by the American oil company ExxonMobil.

The British Maritime Trade Action Office previously reported that the "Maddo" encountered missile attacks twice in the Red Sea on the 15th and in the Gulf of Aden on the 17th, neither of which caused any casualties or damage to the hull.

According to the Israel Defense ForcesOn the 17th, it said that a "suspicious aircraft" entered Israeli airspace from the Red Sea that night and fell into an open space in northern Eilat, causing no casualties or property damage. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on the evening of the 19th that a "suspicious air target" that hit an open space near Eilat, Israel, was a cruise missile.

According to reports, this is the first time a Houthi missile has hit Israeli territory. In previous attacks, missiles and drones launched from Yemen have hit neighboring countries or been intercepted by air defense systems.