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The leader of Yemen’s Houthis (Ansar Allah), Abdul Malik al-Houthi, revealed on April 18 that the group had launched 14 operations in two weeks in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and even reaching the Indian Ocean in support of the Gaza Strip.
In a televised speech, the leader said that the group used 36 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones in the recent operations. He also confirmed that eight ships were targeted, which brings the total number of ships targeted by the Houthis to 98.
Al-Houthi said that the United States and the United Kingdom should realize that their aggression on Yemen will not halt the Yemeni operations in support of Gaza.
The leader also assured that there is no danger to the navigation of ships belonging to European countries that are not sailing to Israel and did not take part in the aggression against Yemen.
“There is no danger to maritime traffic related to [ships linked to] European countries that are not heading to Israel,” he added in his speech.
Al-Houthi concluded his speech by advising the U.S. and the UK to withdraw their naval assets, “which impose heavy burdens and losses on them,” and called on the Yemeni people to participate on April 19 in the demonstrations in support of the resilient Palestinian people.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, began targeting vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the U.S. and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden last November in response to the Israeli war and siege on Gaza.
Since January, the U.S. and the UK have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in an attempt to deter the group. Despite taking some casualties, the group expanded its operations to include the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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