Yemen says peace not to prevail in Red Sea without Gaza ceasefire
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Ansar Allah political bureau member Abdul-Malik al-Ajari pledges that no one would be able to bring peace to the Red Sea so long as Gaza is under attack.
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This photo released by the Ansar Allah Media Center shows Ansar Allah forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader, November 19, 2023 (AP)
There is no way to restore calm in the Red Sea without a ceasefire in Gaza, Ansar Allah Political Bureau member Abdul-Malik al-Ajri said Wednesday.
"There is no way of preventing the escalation except by moving towards a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip," al-Ajri said.
Through a post he made on X, the Yemeni top official stressed that peace in the Red Sea was "linked to restoring calm in the Gaza Strip," clearly talking about a ceasefire as the Israeli occupation continues to escalate against the strip's civilian population.
He also stressed that even if all the naval fleets on Earth gathered in the Red Sea, they "would not bring security to Israel or Israeli ships, not to any ships heading to [Israel]."
من الجيد ما نلمسه من ادراك لبعض الأطراف الدولية أنه ما من سبيل لمنع توسع التصعيد سيما في البحر الأحمر إلا بالدفع نحو وقف اطلاق نار دائم ورفع الحصار عن غزة ،وعلى من لم من يصل لمثل هذه القناعة- حتى الآن- أن يدرك جيدا أن أساطيل الارض لو احتشدت الى البحر الأحمر لن تجلب الأمان…
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The "National Security Council of Israel" urgently directed ports to eliminate details about ship arrivals and departures from their websites, as reported by Globes.
"As soon as it becomes clear in the future that there is no longer a problem that must be taken into account, it will be possible to immediately return to the previous situation," the statement said.
The directive from the Israeli occupation's Council comes after the recent Yemeni Armed Forces' operation on the Norwegian oil tanker, the STRINDA, which took place on Monday afternoon. The US military reported material damage from the attack, with no casualties.
Shortly after, Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed that the naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted an oil tanker with a missile strike.
"In support of our Palestinian people, amid their grave plight, who are currently facing death, destruction, and siege in the Gaza Strip, and in response to the calls of the free people of Yemen and the free people of our Umma, the naval forces have executed a top-tier military operation against the Norwegian 'Strinda' ship," his statement opened up.
The Norwegian-flagged ship was loaded with oil and headed to the ports of the Israeli occupation, General Saree announced in the statement.
The Yemeni Armed Forces succeeded in the past few days in enforcing the ban they had declared last week without the need for military action.
The statement emphasized that the STRINDA oil tanker was only targeted with a missile after the crew rejected all warning calls.
