Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has threatened to attack all ships bound for Israel. The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Sari, made the announcement in a televised address on Friday (May 3). The Houthis announced this while announcing the ground operation of the Israeli forces in the Rafah city of southern Gaza.
Yahya Sari said, “Any ship going through the Mediterranean to an Israeli port will become our target.” This announcement will be effective immediately upon broadcast. And our weapons are capable of attacking any region.
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He also said that not being able to reach a permanent ceasefire is another reason for attacking ships bound for Israel. Our attacks will continue and escalate until Israeli forces cease their aggression in Gaza and the blockade against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.
Since November last year, drone and missile attacks have repeatedly targeted Israeli-bound ships in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden, an important shipping channel. The group is carrying out this attack mainly to demand an end to the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip of Palestine.
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Their attacks have caused several major shipping companies to suspend shipping through the Red Sea. These ships are now traveling from Asia to Europe-America by crossing several thousand miles around Africa. As a result, the cost of transportation of goods has increased, as well as world trade is affected.
Source: Al Jazeera
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