Israel falls into the tunnel trap and cannot withdraw, and the Houthi group escalates dangerous attacks This episode of Samri Channel devotes its time to discussing developments in the Houthi-Israeli conflict in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. Starting with the leader of the Houthi group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, who threatened to target American warships if they attacked Yemen, warning against the “militarization of the Red Sea,” a day after the United States announced the launch of a multinational maritime security operation (Prosperity Guardian), to secure ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi said, in a television speech: “We will target any American targeting of our country, and we will make American battleships, interests, and navigation a target for our missiles, drones, and military operations.” Al-Houthi added: “Whoever moves with the American and involves himself in protecting Israeli ships knows that he is exclusively providing a service to Israel and harming international navigation,” calling on “the countries of the world to criticize the American and those who meddle with him from distant countries that come to threaten navigation and militarize the Red Sea.” The leader of the Houthi group, supported by Iran, called on the countries bordering the Red Sea "to take a clear position against the American position... and the intrusive aggression that is harmful to international navigation."
Many shipping companies stopped their flights through the Red Sea, after Houthi threats to target ships owned by Israel or heading to its ports. The group had previously seized the Galaxy Leader ship, of which Israeli businessman Avraham Rami Ungar is one of the owners. Other ships were attacked by Houthi missiles. Al-Houthi criticized "Arab countries that sought to intercept our missiles and marches," denouncing "the interception operations carried out by Arab countries. We were patient with that and did not target them, after they were involved in supporting the Zionist-Jewish enemy." He said that the Houthi firing of missiles towards Israel is a “legitimate position” in response to the ongoing war in Gaza.|
In a parallel context, the United States announced that it is working with partners and allies to form a naval coalition to protect commercial ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and that it is considering reclassifying the Yemeni group as a terrorist organization. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Houthi attacks are not... Acceptable and must stop.
Kirby added in a press conference that the United States and its partners and allies are cooperating to confront these threats and protect ships, and that there are many countries ready to join the new maritime coalition. He pointed out that the United States is studying the possibility of reclassifying the Houthis as a terrorist organization, but has not yet taken a decision. Kirby explained that the Houthis mainly target commercial ships, and that no attack on military ships has been recorded so far.
He said that military commanders take the necessary measures to confront any potential danger when they detect the movement of missiles or drones. He pointed out that there are 14 Houthi drones whose targets he does not know, but he assumed that they are planning to launch new attacks on ships in the Red Sea. In a related context, the United States, the European Union, NATO and a number of countries, including Yemen, issued a joint statement in which they condemned “Houthi interference in navigational rights and freedoms,” and called on all countries not to support or facilitate the Houthis, and stressed that these attacks represent a danger to many people. Countries, especially those under whose flags these ships sail.
Finally, informed Egyptian sources revealed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper that Cairo “does not intend to engage in any security or military alliance to confront the Houthis,” stressing that the Egyptian administration “adheres to its approach of not engaging in alliances, and to adopt a vision for resolving conflicts and crises through communication with its various parties.” ". An Egyptian source confirmed, in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that Cairo “is content, in this context, with its role in the Joint Force 153 concerned with security missions in the Red Sea, which it assumed command in December 2022, before leadership transferred to the United States in June.” "Last June."
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