Yemen's Houthi armed forces issued a statement warning about the food and medicine blockade in the Gaza Strip, threatening that any ship heading for Israel would be considered a "legitimate target". In this statement, the organization strongly condemned the so-called "terrible mass**, genocide and blockade" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by the "Zionist enemies".
The Houthis have stated that all ships and companies should avoid dealing with Israeli ports due to maritime security concerns. Previously, they managed to prevent the navigation of Israeli ships in the Red and Arabian Seas. If food and medicine cannot enter the Gaza Strip, they will block the passage of all ships sailing to Israel from any country and treat these ships as legitimate targets, the statement said.
In a statement, the spokesman for the Houthi armed forces, Al Sare, expressed condemnation of the "Zionist enemy" and called it a "terrible massive, genocide and blockade" against the Palestinians. Since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Houthis have been relatively active, demonstrating their military strength and determination.
First, the Houthi armed forces are quite militarily strong, claiming 100,000 armed men, making them the most powerful armed forces in Yemen. They have significant armaments in the arsenal, rocket and missile forces, etc. In this case, the Houthis claim that they are capable of attacking ships heading for Israel.
Secondly, the determination and combat capability of the Houthis cannot be ignored. They had fired missiles at Israel and carried out drone strikes. Despite being geographically isolated from Israel by Saudi Arabia, they have shown determination to attack Israel. In addition, they shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on November 9.
Thirdly, Yemen's geographical location provides the Houthis with a strategic advantage. Yemen is close to the Arabian Sea, controls the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and is a must-go for access to and from the Red Sea. Since the Houthi-controlled area happens to be located near the Red Sea, they have the ability to threaten ships entering and leaving the Red Sea, including not only **, but also cargo ships and commercial vessels.
Given these factors, the Houthi armed forces' capabilities, determination and strategic location make them a potential threat to ships entering and leaving the Red Sea. If the Houthis do attack ships bound for Israel, it may trigger retaliation from Israel, and even involve the intervention of the US naval forces, leading to a further escalation and expansion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict beyond the current borders, and the situation in the Middle East may fall into an even more chaotic situation.
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