Yemen’s Houthis will not halt attacks on ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea, despite the United States announcing a new maritime protection force to counter them, a spokesperson for the rebel group said.
“Even if America succeeds in mobilising the entire world, our military operations will not stop … no matter the sacrifices it costs us,” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi official, said in a post on X on Tuesday.
The Houthis would only halt their attacks if Israel’s “crimes in Gaza stop and food, medicines and fuel are allowed to reach its besieged population”, al-Bukhaiti said.
He spoke after US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a coalition on Monday to protect trade in the Red Sea after the attacks forced shipping lines to suspend operations.
The Iran-linked Houthis have waged attacks on more than a dozen commercial ships in an attempt to pressure Israel to end its bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
“These reckless Houthi attacks are a serious international problem and they demand a firm international response,” Austin said about the new 10-nation coalition. He said the force would operate “with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity”.
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@9HPMDMCIndependent2yrs2Y
It’s a trickle-down effect, the war in Gaza needs to end and the US should be funding humanitarian aid and provide refuge for Palestinian civilians.
@9HPHXMY2yrs2Y
Israel is committing war crimes and nobody is doing anything to stop it. My objective opinion. It is not antisemitic to disapprove of the actions of a government. The people of Israel are not defined by their government.
@9HPJPVSConstitution2yrs2Y
Peoples lives should be more important.
@9HPKVDMRepublican2yrs2Y
Israel HAS to destroy Hamas and other countries need to stop crazy people like the Houthis so they can get the job done. Israel can not put its arms down and has a lot on its plate, other countries can help out.
@9HPGY5W2yrs2Y
My opinion on the news topic is that we need to help GAZA and other countries israel is killing so many innocent people and for what?
@9HPGZBS2yrs2Y
It’s amazing how there’s so much wrong in the world and the people in power are too blind to see that and have no common sense to act on anything they are just making things worse
@9HPM4GK 2yrs2Y
Yemen, despite being in crisis won’t support genocide, but the US will?
@9HP62482yrs2Y
I think that this is how they view their last option to stop a war and this is what they feel is right
@9HPKJGPIndependent2yrs2Y
The Yemenis Houthis should face military retribution
@Publius27Constitution 2yrs2Y
It's not our war. We need to spend more time securing our borders and less time securing Israel borders. Plus Israel is raping and killing women and children because they are Christian. I
@9HPJP262yrs2Y
The Israel and Gaza war could last for so long.
@9HPDVD5Libertarian2yrs2Y
I think that is going to cause supply chain issues.
@9HPZ8Q62yrs2Y
Russia is clearly not one for diplomacy and discussing things, so I believe the conflict in the middle east is more important, as both sides are hypothetically willing to negotiate. Instead of trying to draw fair borders for Palestine and Israel, have the nations discuss things. Try to create a state that recognizes both parties as legitimate, and where things can be talked through calmly.
@9HPSP5G2yrs2Y
Wars over simple things like land should be settled immediatly
@9HPNVQ22yrs2Y
We should not be supporting a genocide
@9HPHM252yrs2Y
Need to stop these militant groups from attacking merchants
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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