Yemen's Houthis warn they will attack any ship heading to Israel

He Yemen’s Houthi movement said today it would attack any ship bound for Israel, regardless of its flag, and warned all shipping companies not to deal with Israeli ports.

Group collaborating with Iranraises the risk of regional conflict amid the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

The Houthis have attacked and seized several Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a shipping lane through which much of the world’s oil is transported, and have launched ballistic missiles and armed drones at Israel.

Soldiers recently recruited by the Houthi movement to be sent to the Gaza Strip. | Photo: Reuters

Houthi officials say their actions are a show of support for the Palestinians.

Israel said the attacks on the ships were an “act of Iranian terrorism” with implications for international maritime security.

A Houthi military spokesman said all ships heading to Israeli ports were prohibited from entering the Red and Arabian Seas.

In a statement, the spokesperson said and emphasized that the threat has an immediate effect.

If Gaza does not receive the food and medicine it needs, all ships passing through the Red Sea to Israeli ports, regardless of their nationality, will become targets of our military forces.

The Houthis are one of several Iranian-linked Axis Resistance factions that have been attacking Israeli and US targets since October 7, when Hamas militants attacked the Jewish state.

In one of the latest incidents, three commercial ships were attacked in international waters last week, prompting the intervention of a US Navy destroyer.

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A Houthi helicopter attacks the ship. | Photo: Reuters

The Houthis, who control much of Yemen and its Red Sea coast, also seized a British-owned cargo ship last month with links to an Israeli company.

(according to information from Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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