Al-Bukhaiti: Operations in Red, Arabian Sea only target Israeli ships

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
5 Dec 2023 23:15

Member of the Political Bureau of the Yemeni Ansar Allah Movement, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, confirms that Yemen’s military operations in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea only target Israeli ships.

Member of the Political Council of the Yemeni Ansar Allah Movement, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti. (Social media)

A member of the Political Council of the Yemeni Ansar Allah Movement, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, confirmed on Tuesday that Yemen’s military operations in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea have declared humanitarian goals that are clear to everyone and only target Israeli ships.

In a post on X, al-Bukhaiti said, “If the countries of the world have failed in performing their moral and humanitarian duty to stop the genocide in Gaza, we advise them not to get involved in supporting their perpetrators.”

عملياتنا العسكرية في البحر الاحمر والبحر العربي لها اهداف انسانية واخلاقية معلنة ومعروفه للجميع ولا تستهدف إلا السفن الإسرائيلية، وإذا كانت دول العالم قد قصرت في اداء واجبها الأخلاقي والإنساني لوقف جرائم الابادة في غزة فننصحها بعدم التورط في دعم مرتكبيها.

كما نؤكد ان عملياتنا… pic.twitter.com/sKVTVVTKxF
— محمد البخيتي(Mohammed Al-Bukaiti) (@M_N_Albukhaiti) December 5, 2023

He pointed out that "our military operations will continue and expand against the usurping entity until it stops its crimes against the Palestinians," stressing that "we will not be deterred by the threats of the countries allied with it, no matter the cost, even if we are forced to confront the whole world."

Earlier on Tuesday at dawn, the US State Department announced that its special envoy to Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, will travel to the Gulf this week to coordinate efforts in securing maritime security in the Red Sea. Additionally, the trip aims to emphasize the importance of containing the war between "Israel" and the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.

This came after White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's statement on Monday that the US is in discussions with "other countries" to create a maritime task force in the Red Sea aiming to secure the safe passage of commercial ships.

"We are in talks with other countries about a maritime task force of sorts, involving the ships from partner nations, alongside the United States in ensuring safe passage of ships in the Red Sea, those talks are ongoing as we speak, I don't have anything formal to announce," Sullivan said during a press briefing.

Sullivan noted that the US will conduct thorough consultations, working to formulate a response that includes extensive participation from various countries. Subsequently, additional reports will be shared with the public.