{"id":33800,"date":"2023-12-10T13:44:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/yemens-houthis-warn-they-will-target-all-ships-headed-to-israel-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T13:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:44:41","slug":"yemens-houthis-warn-they-will-target-all-ships-headed-to-israel-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/yemens-houthis-warn-they-will-target-all-ships-headed-to-israel-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen’s Houthis warn they will target all ships headed to Israel | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Saturday they would target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all international shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports.<\/p>\n

The Iran-aligned group is escalating the risks of a regional conflict amid a brutal war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.<\/p>\n

The Houthis have attacked and seized several Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and its Bab al-Mandab strait, a sea lane through which much of the world’s oil is shipped, and fired ballistic missiles and armed drones at Israel.<\/p>\n

Houthi officials say their actions are a show of support for the Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Israel said attacks on ships was an “Iranian act of terrorism” with consequences for international maritime security.<\/p>\n

A Houthi military spokesperson said all ships sailing to Israeli ports are banned from the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n

“If Gaza does not receive the food and medicine it needs, all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israeli ports, regardless of their nationality, will become a target for our armed forces,” the spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The threat has an immediate effect, the statement added.<\/p>\n

The Houthis are one of several groups in the Iran-aligned “Axis of Resistance” which have been hitting Israeli and US targets since Oct. 7 when Hamas fighters attacked Israel.<\/p>\n

In one of the latest incidents, three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters last week, prompting a US Navy destroyer to intervene.<\/p>\n

The Houthis, which rule much of Yemen and its Red Sea coast, also seized last month a British-owned cargo ship that had links with an Israeli company.<\/p>\n

The United States and Britain have condemned the attacks on shipping, blaming Iran for its role in supporting the Houthis. Tehran says its allies make their decisions independently.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to the attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n