Yemen’s armed forces will introduce “military surprises” in their Red Sea operations, Ansarullah leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi says.

The US-British military coalition has conducted multiple strikes against targets in Yemen’s strategic western province of Hudaydah, with no further details about any casualties quickly available.

Yemeni forces started carrying out attacks on Israeli-linked ships weeks after the regime launched the bloody hostilities in Gaza in early October.

Commander of US Carrier Strike Group Two says Yemen’s unmanned vessels have become a nightmare for the US Navy.

Chinese shipping firm COSCO has reportedly suspended shipping to Israel through the strategic Red Sea, following the Yemeni army’s attacks on ships bound to the occupied territories in support of the Gaza Strip.

The US-led maritime task force in Red Sea has suffered a major setback as France, Spain and Italy withdraw from the naval coalition.

More shipping firms have decided to avoid the Red Sea although the US has created a naval coalition purportedly aimed to safeguard shipping after Yemen’s retaliatory attacks on Israel-linked vessels.