{"id":3917,"date":"2023-12-19T20:35:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2023-12-19T20:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:35:17","slug":"houthi-spokesperson-affirms-continuation-of-red-sea-operations-against-israel-linked-to-blockade-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/19\/houthi-spokesperson-affirms-continuation-of-red-sea-operations-against-israel-linked-to-blockade-on-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthi Spokesperson Affirms Continuation of Red Sea Operations Against Israel, Linked to Blockade on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The official spokesperson for the Houthi group, Mohammed Abdul Salam, confirmed that the operations of the Yemeni group in the Red Sea against ships associated with Israel continue and will not cease unless the blockade on Gaza is lifted.<\/p>\n<p>These statements from the Houthi spokesperson came in response to the announcement by the United States on Monday about the formation of a multinational military force to secure the movement of ships in the Red Sea against Houthi attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0628\u0627\u0633\u0645 \u0623\u0646\u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0648\u062b\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0629: \u0644\u0646 \u062a\u062a\u0648\u0642\u0641 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0645\u0631 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u0641\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0639\u0646 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> \u0648\u0625\u062f\u062e\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0648 \u0646\u0635\u0631\u0629\u064b \u0644\u0625\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0638\u0644\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> \u0648\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0642\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0628 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u0646\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0647 \u0644\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0631\u0628_\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jh7lHLPl0J\">pic.twitter.com\/Jh7lHLPl0J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0642\u0646\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0629 (@AJArabic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJArabic\/status\/1737075303531368677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Houthis respond to the threat from America<\/h3>\n<p>He continued, stating that the stance of the Houthi group comes &#8220;in support of our oppressed brothers in Gaza, and this is the least duty we can offer to Palestine,&#8221; according to his words.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the international force that the United States announced forming, claiming to secure navigation in the Red Sea, Mohammed Abdul Salam said, &#8220;This is an attempt by the United States and some Western countries to pressure Arab countries overlooking the Red Sea to participate in this alliance, which is intended to protect Israel, not international navigation,&#8221; as he described it.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi spokesperson explained, &#8220;That&#8217;s why we commend some companies that have announced the suspension of navigation to Israeli ports, which is the sound and correct option, considering that our operations target only those heading towards Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;Evidence of this is that hundreds of ships pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait daily without any harm coming to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Houthi group: Our operations are not a show of force<\/h3>\n<p>In a post on its official &#8220;X&#8221; account, Mohammed Abdul Salam, the spokesperson for the Houthis, stated that Yemen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/18\/navigating-crisis-the-impact-of-houthi-threats-on-suez-canal-and-global-shipping\/\">naval<\/a> operations aim to support the Palestinian people in the face of aggression and the blockade on Gaza. He emphasized that these operations are not a show of force or a challenge to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8216;Those seeking to escalate the conflict must bear the consequences of their actions. The alliance formed by the United States aims to protect Israel and militarize the sea without justification. Yemen will not stop its legitimate operations in support of Gaza.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/17\/houthi-diplomacy-unveiled-omans-mediation-and-red-sea-operations\/\"> Houthi<\/a> spokesperson clarified that &#8216;just as America allowed itself to support Israel with or without an alliance, the peoples of the region have full legitimacy to support the Palestinian people. Yemen has taken it upon itself to stand alongside the Palestinian right and the great injustice of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The official spokesperson for the Houthi group, Mohammed Abdul Salam, confirmed that the operations of the Yemeni group in the Red Sea against ships associated with Israel continue and will not cease unless the blockade on Gaza is lifted. 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She studied at the Shari 'a Scientific Institute and then at the Shari' a High School in Homs. She worked as a correspondent for the Arab Equidad newspaper in the United States of America. - New Jersey, Al-Ayam Al-Arabiya, Florida, 1990-2000, Gulf, United Arab Emirates Sharjah - Al-Ittihad Abu Dhabi - Rotana Saudi Magazine - Family Days Magazine (Syrian) Most Syrian newspapers and magazines, after moving to Jordan, followed two press and radio sessions of the community media network and a session of the Doha Center for Media Freedom in Amman and completed dozens of radio reports on the country's radio and Amman Net. I have been working as a collaborator with Zaman Al Wassal on the name \"Fars Al Rufai\" since 2013. I have an interest in writing about social issues, heritage, phenomena and various artistic subjects. I have many printed books, including: (Questions - confrontations in thought, life and creativity), \"Customs and beliefs of Homs Governorate - Syrian Writers' Commission in Damascus 2011, (images from social life in Bedouin) of Al-Rahsah Printing and Publishing House in Homs 2008 and (features and flags from Homs) of Taha Printing and Publishing House 2010. - Many written books, including: (Obad and cultural creations from Syria), (Writing Time - Listening Time - Dialogues in Thought, Life and Creativity) - printed electronically on \"eBook\", (Trades and Industries of Heritage of Homs), (Exotic Hand, Face and Tongue - Photographs from Popular Heritage s in Homs) and (Famous Homs in the 12th and 13th CentCenturies).","sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100004432501735","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/kh66aw"],"url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/author\/khaled\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}