Sanaa: Safety and freedom for all to navigate Red Sea except "Israel"
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The Deputy Foreign Minister of Sanaa, Hussein al-Ezzi expressed that Yemen reaffirms the safety and security of navigation for all destinations except the ports of Israeli-occupied Palestine.
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An undated photo of the Yemeni Naval Forces boats in the Red Sea (Military Media)
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Sanaa, Hussein al-Ezzi, has responded to what he referred to as "false and misleading" narratives promoted by the US, Britain, and Germany, regarding the security of navigation in the Red Sea.
Al-Ezzi expressed that Yemen reaffirms the safety and security of navigation for all destinations except the ports of Israeli-occupied Palestine.
-تجدد صنعاء تأكيدها التام على سلامة وأمن الملاحة لجميع الوجهات العالمية ماعدا موانيءفلسطين المحتلة فقط
— حسين العزي (@hussinalezzi5) January 10, 2024
-ننفي نفيا قاطعا كل الروايات الكاذبةوالمضللة التي تروجها امريكاوبريطانيا والمانيا بهذاالخصوص
-إن صنعاء تهدف من خلال هذا الإجراء المحدود والمؤقت إلى رفع الحصار الوحشي عن سكان غزة
He stressed that Sanaa aims through this limited, temporary measure to "lift the brutal siege imposed on the residents of Gaza," calling it a humanitarian duty.
Al-Ezzi further explained that the only threats to navigation were the suspicious and threatening methods of the US and Britain, calling on the world, in particular the West, to“condemn the shameful positions of America and Britain and their complicity in the killing and siege of civilians in Gaza.
The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces announced that the Navy, the Missile Force, and the Drone Air Force in the Yemeni Armed Forces, "executed a joint military operation involving a large number of ballistic and naval missiles and drones, targeting an American ship that was providing support to the Zionist entity."
According to the spokesperson, the operation also marked the "initial response" of the Yemeni Armed Forces following the US attack on Yemeni Forces, earlier, which resulted in the martyrdom of 10 members of the Yemeni Navy.
Moreover, during the press release, Saree stressed that "the Yemeni Armed Forces affirm that they will not hesitate to appropriately deal with all hostile threats under the legitimate right of defending our country, our people, and our nation."
To conclude the press briefing, he reminded the world that the Yemeni Armed Forces would continue to stand with Palestine and "prevent Israeli ships or those headed to the ports of occupied Palestine from navigating in the Arabian and Red Seas until the aggression stops and the siege on our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip is lifted."
UAE to target non-Israeli related ships & pin it on Yemen: Ansar Allah
The Secretary-General of the Ansar Allah Movement's Political Bureau, Fadl Abu Talib, revealed on Tuesday, that "the UAE, through its mercenaries in Yemen, is making arrangements to target commercial ships not destined for the Israeli occupation entity."
Abu Talib, in a post on X, confirmed that the UAE is doing this "to shuffle the cards and provide the Americans with justification to militarize the Red Sea."
بهدف خلط الأوراق وإعطاء المبررات للأمريكيين لعسكرة البحر الأحمر تقوم الإمارات عبر مرتزقتها في اليمن بترتيبات لاستهداف السفن التجارية التي ليست متجهة إلى الكيان الصهيوني.
— فضل ابوطالب (@FAbotalb) January 9, 2024
لكن نقول لها بأن أسلوبها الحقير مفضوح ومكشوف فعملياتنا في البحرين الأحمر والعربي محددة الأهداف واضحة المعالم.
The Ansar Allah official also stressed that "the UAE's despicable method is blatant and exposed," and that "our operations in the Red and Arabian Seas have specific and clear objectives."
