A cargo ship traveling from Turkey to India via the Red Sea was hijacked, according to Israel, and the ship was later brought to a port in Yemen. The Houthi rebels in Yemen are said to have received support from Iran.
When the ship "The Galaxy Leader" was seized, it was traveling to Pipavav, Gujarat, India.
the rebels asserted they had taken control of the ship because of its ties to Israel and threatened to keep attacking any ships in international seas that are associated with or controlled by Israelis until Israel's offensive against the Palestinian organization Hamas comes to a stop.
The Houthi rebels declared, "All ships that belong to the Israeli enemy or that deal with it will become legitimate targets.
According to the article, the military of the nation described the seizure as a "very grave incident of global consequence," while Netanyahu's administration denounced the event and referred to it as an "Iranian act of terror."
In the meantime, Israeli officials emphasized that the ship was owned by the British and operated by Japan, despite public shipping ownership records naming the ship's owners as Ray Car Carriers, which was established by one of Israel's wealthiest men, Abraham "Rami" Ungar.
Though there was no immediate evidence to imply smuggling on the Galaxy Leader, personnel occasionally disable AIS when they feel a potential threat or engage in unlawful activities, despite the fact that ships are required to keep active AIS for safety reasons.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is in charge of alerting seafarers in the Persian Gulf and adjacent seas, identified the hijacking as having occurred about 150 kilometers off the coast of Hodeida, Yemen's port city, close to the coast of Eritrea.
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