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Houthis Ready to Attack Israeli-Linked Ships in Mediterranean Sea - Military Spokesman

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Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as Houthis, are ready to attack any ships heading to Israel from Mediterranean Sea if the Jewish state launches an offensive in Rafah, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Friday.

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The spokesman announced a new stage of “escalation” in response to the “calls of the Palestinian people.” The spokesman also said that Houthis will target ships that are heading towards Israeli ports. “Third: If the Israeli enemy intends to launch an aggressive military operation against Rafah, the Yemeni Armed forces will impose comprehensive sanctions on all ships and companies that are related to supplying and entering the occupied Palestinian ports of any nationality and will prevent all ships of these companies from passing through the armed forces’ operation zone, regardless of their destination,” the spokesman said.

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Houthis Ready to Attack Israeli-Linked Ships in Mediterranean Sea - Military Spokesman

17:44 GMT 03.05.2024

© AP Photo / Hani MohammedA supporter of Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, with an ammunition belt placed on his head attends a celebration of Moulid al-nabi, the birth of Islam's prophet Muhammad in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019

A supporter of Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, with an ammunition belt placed on his head attends a celebration of Moulid al-nabi, the birth of Islam's prophet Muhammad in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.05.2024

DOHA (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as Houthis, are ready to attack any ships heading to Israel from Mediterranean Sea if the Jewish state launches an offensive in Rafah, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Friday.

The spokesman announced a new stage of “escalation” in response to the “calls of the Palestinian people.”

“First, the targeting of all ships that violate the ban decision of Israeli navigation and that heading to the ports of occupied Palestine from the Mediterranean Sea in any reachable area within our ample zone. Second, implementation of this comes into effect immediately and from the moment this statement is announced,” Saree said in a statement.

The Houthis invited American students suspended for supporting Palestine to study in Yemen. The University of Sana'a is ready to receive activists.

The university council also condemned the restriction of freedom of speech of teachers and students in US and European educational… https://t.co/HRnCWQEkMi pic.twitter.com/L6xat0vO7X
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) May 3, 2024

The spokesman also said that Houthis will target ships that are heading towards Israeli ports.

“Third: If the Israeli enemy intends to launch an aggressive military operation against Rafah, the Yemeni Armed forces will impose comprehensive sanctions on all ships and companies that are related to supplying and entering the occupied Palestinian ports of any nationality and will prevent all ships of these companies from passing through the armed forces’ operation zone, regardless of their destination,” the spokesman said.

Armed Yemeni men step over a US and an Israeli flag painted on the asphalt in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa, during a march in support of the Palestinians amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, on February 29, 2024. - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.04.2024

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Houthis Launch Missile and Drone Rampage Targeting Four Ships After Rejecting US Bribe Attempt

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Houthis have been launching attacks on commercial and military vessels in the region for months in response to Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. The attacks prompted the United States to form a multinational coalition to protect shipping in the area, as well as to strike Houthi targets on the ground.