The Yemen Houthis just announced that they will now be attacking all ships traveling to and from Israel.
BREAKING:
⚡Yemen's Houthis:
"We will target any ship entering or leaving Israeli ports regardless of country of origin"
The Houthi from Yemen has announced tonight during a Statement that due to the “Success” of their recent Campaign to Destroy and Disrupt the Transit of… pic.twitter.com/xs5OHsGXzs
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) December 9, 2023
⚡️BREAKING:
Yemen's Ansarullah has announced that they will now attack all ships travelling to Israel if they try to enter Bab Al-Mandab.
Previously, they only attacked ships belonging to Israelis pic.twitter.com/D0OWrEKRAp
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) December 9, 2023
The Israeli propaganda machine has already made note of this.
BREAKING: Houthi terrorists in Yemen are threatening to attack all Israel-bound ships in Red Sea 'regardless of nationality'. pic.twitter.com/EpvwOGC3Kv
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) December 9, 2023
Previously, they were just attacking ships that were owned or linked to Israel in some capacity. This is definitely an escalation and presumably a response to the United States vetoing the recently proposed ceasefire resolution at the United Nations.
You can say what you want about the Houthis, but they’re one of the few actors in the region who are legitimately doing something about Israel and their heinous crimes.