Posted on 03/12/2024 4:06:07 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Yemeni militia’s three-and-a-half month long campaign of ship seizures, missile and drone strikes has added billions of dollars to global commercial shipping costs, with the fighters vowing to continue their partial blockade of the Red Sea until Israel halts the war in Gaza.
The Houthis will continue their operations against Israel-affiliated commercial vessels and Western warships in the Red Sea throughout the holy month of Ramadan, militia spokesman Yahya Saree has announced.
“We will continue to prevent navigation to the ports of occupied Palestine until the end of the aggression and the siege of Gaza,” Saree said in a statement on Tuesday, while reporting on “a targeted operation against the American ship ‘Pinocchio’ with naval missiles.”
CENTCOM, the US combatant command responsible for operations across the Middle East, confirmed earlier in the day that the Houthis had fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the Pinocchio, a Liberian-flagged container ship.
The 50,963 ton, 273-meter long vessel was reportedly on route from Jeddah to the Suez Canal zone, changing course following the attack away from Houthi-controlled territories. The ship’s captain said that there were no injuries onboard following the attack, which took place Monday.
Houthi leader Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi has similarly promised that the militia will continue its operations through Ramadan, which began on March 10 and is set to end on April 9.
“We are entering the blessed month while engaging in a holy war to support the Palestinian people using missiles, drones, financial aid, and widespread popular mobilization,” al-Houthi said in a video address Monday. “When the United States observes missiles and drones approaching its warships, it perceives a significant level of popular support behind these actions,” he added, urging Yemenis to continue taking to the streets for mass demonstrations in support of the Houthi campaign.
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