Houthi Leader: Israeli shipping ban ongoing
The leader of Yemen's Ansarallah Movement (Houthis), Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, affirmed Thursday that the group's ban on Israeli maritime navigation remains fully effective across the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea.
In a TV statement, Al-Houthi stressed that the blockade is part of a broader resistance strategy against Israeli and American ambitions in the region. 'The enemy's goal is to impose a formula of domination and surrender across the region, all in favor of Israeli hegemony,' he stated.
Highlighting recent military activity, al-Houthi said that within a single week, Ansarallah launched ten missile and drone operations targeting Israeli sites in Yafa, Beersheba, Ashkelon, and Eilat (Umm al-Rashrash).
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