1st LD Writethru: Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking 2 ships in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden

SANAA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's armed Houthi group on Thursday claimed responsibility for launching attacks against two ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

"In support of Palestinians in Gaza and in response to American-British aggression against our country, we carried out two military operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by H