Sayyed Al-Houthi: Bab Al-Mandab, Arabian Sea Closed to ‘Israeli’, US Ships

By Staff, Agencies

The leader of Yemeni Ansarullah revolutionary movement Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi, confirmed that the retaliatory operations carried out in solidarity with Gaza by Yemeni resistance have effectively halted the movement of "Israeli" and US vessels near Yemen’s waters.

“The Bab al-Mandab and the Arabian Sea are closed to 'Israeli' and American ships. That’s a fact," Sayyed Al-Houthi said in a televised speech on Thursday night.

He further stated that “Yemenis targeted US vessels and naval carriers in nine operations over past week,” adding “both public demonstrations and military operations launched in response to the “US-'Israeli' genocide in Palestine” will continue.

The resistance leader also slammed Washington for escalating aggression against Yemen, stating that the US had launched 260 attacks on civilian infrastructure in Yemen in the past week.

“The US and the 'Israeli' entity have realized that they have failed in their anti-Yemen campaign,” he said.

In parallel, Sayyed Al-Houthi condemned "Israel’s" bombardment of the Gaza Strip, citing "Israeli" attacks on “hospitals, medical centers, and paramedics,” in Gaza, which he described as “barbaric crimes.”

He also condemned "Israel’s" use of starvation and deprivation as a weapon of war against civilians in Gaza.

Addressing the "Israeli" act of genocide in Gaza, Ansarullah chief said, “Occupation forces fear and avoid confrontations with resistance fighters in Gaza and they target defenseless civilians in the besieged Strip.”

Moreover, he criticized the targeting of innocent civilians, displaced persons, and the destruction of medical facilities in the strip, stating that they are “not achievements,” and reiterated that "Israeli" forces remain “incapable of achieving so-called objectives” in their onslaughts.

Sayyed Al-Houthi condemned "Israel" for aiming to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza and stated that in the occupied West Bank, settler “acts of terrorism” and aggression are intended to confiscate Palestinian homes and expand illegal settlements.

“'Israel' seeks to destroy refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in line with its land grab policy,” the leader stated, also slamming certain Arab governments and media outlets of enabling "Tel Aviv’s" genocidal campaign through their silence or alignment with "Israeli" interests.

In addition, he called for greater Palestinian unity in response to the crimes of the "Israeli" entity. “More Palestinians should come together and unite for the sake of Palestinian cause,” he urged.

Elsewhere in his speech, he criticized "Israel’s" repeated violations of a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which was reached last year.

“'Israel' continues targeting villages in South Lebanon and continuously violating ceasefire and Lebanese sovereignty,” he said, calling on the Lebanese government to apply “more pressure on 'Israel' to implement ceasefire agreement.”

Addressing "Israeli" acts of aggression in Syria, the leader stated that "Israeli" violations of Syrian sovereignty are being carried out with US support as part of the “Zionist project” aimed at controlling Syrian territory and movement.

In closing, he condemned some Arab governments for criticizing Iran over its support for the Palestinian cause, suggesting such positions serve to deflect attention from "Israeli" aggression.