伊朗支持的胡塞武装向一艘也门商船发射三枚弹道导弹，造成6人死亡、至少9人受伤。[1] 袭击发生在也门时间周二黎明前的曼德海峡。[1] 遇难者包括也门政府军国家抵抗力量的2名成员和巴基斯坦籍船员3人。[1]
幸存船员讲述了这场混乱的救援过程。[1] 巴基斯坦船员扎希尔·艾哈迈德回忆道："人们在燃烧……这是一个奇异的末日景象。"[1] 印尼船员穆罕默德·阿尔特诺表示："我完全震惊了，火焰太猛烈了，我无法呼吸。"[1] 事态因第二枚导弹在初次救援进行中再次击中船只而恶化。[1] 这是胡塞武装今年首次对航行在该海峡的船只造成死伤的袭击。[1]
曼德海峡占全球贸易量约12%。[1] 此类攻击升级了也门内战的风险，特别是在2022年联合国斡旋休战后。[1]
A Yemeni commercial vessel came under attack from three ballistic missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi forces in the Strait of Mandeb, resulting in six deaths and at least nine injuries [1]. The assault occurred before dawn on Tuesday Yemen time, with survivors recounting a harrowing sequence of events as the second missile struck the ship during an initial rescue operation, compounding the casualties [1].
Among those killed were two members of Yemen's government-backed National Resistance Forces and three Pakistani crew members [1]. An Indonesian crew member, Muhammad Altuno, described the intensity of the attack, stating "I was completely shocked" and "the flames were so fierce, I couldn't breathe" [1]. Pakistani sailor Zahir Ahmed conveyed the devastation in stark terms: "People are burning…it's a strange doomsday scene" [1].
This marked the first instance this year in which Houthi attacks on vessels transiting the strait have resulted in casualties [1]. The Strait of Mandeb represents approximately 12 percent of global trade volume [1]. The Houthi forces had announced a blockade targeting Saudi-linked vessels weeks prior to this attack [1]. The incident carries particular significance given that a UN-brokered ceasefire was established in 2022, and such escalating attacks risk reigniting Yemen's internal conflict [1].