Yemen's Houthis say to attack all Israeli-linked commercial ships in Mediterranean

Yemen's Houthi group announced on Friday the expansion of its ballistic missile attacks to include all Israeli-linked commercial vessels transiting the Mediterranean, Report informs via Xinhua.

"We will attack all ships heading to Israel in the Mediterranean Sea as well as in any area within our reach," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement while elaborating on the group's fourth phase of military escalation in the region.

"The implementation of this decision begins now," he noted.