Video: Hijackers Descend on Israeli-Linked Ship From Helicopter

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen released video footage on Monday showing a group of armed individuals swooping on to the Galaxy Leader, a cargo ship that was hijacked via helicopter in the Red Sea on Sunday.

The video—released by the Houthis’ TV channel Al Masirah—shows the helicopter landing on the vessel and dropping off several men in tactical gear. The hijackers can be seen raiding the cargo ship and holding some of its 25-person crew at gunpoint over the course of the three-minute-long clip.

The Galaxy Leader is registered under a British company which is partially owned by an Israeli businessman. It flies under a Bahamian flag, and had been leased out to Japanese company Nippon Yusen at the time of the incident, according to The Times of Israel.

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