{"id":7126,"date":"2024-02-27T09:47:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=7126"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:47:39","slug":"red-sea-communication-cable-disruption-accusations-against-houthis-and-criticism-from-yemeni-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/02\/27\/red-sea-communication-cable-disruption-accusations-against-houthis-and-criticism-from-yemeni-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sea Communication Cable Disruption: Accusations Against Houthis and Criticism from Yemeni Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Emirati media outlets, citing what they described as informed security sources\u2014unnamed\u2014have announced that the Yemeni Houthi group targeted and detonated &#8220;Fiber Cable&#8221; communication lines extending under the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The Emirati channel &#8220;Sky News Arabia&#8221; reported that the Houthis blew up these lines connecting the Arabian Peninsula to Africa, noting that repairing them could take up to 8 weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>Communication cables disrupted and accusations against the Houthis<\/h3>\n<p>The Houthi group has not claimed responsibility for this operation, nor have they commented on it so far, and no official statement has been issued regarding it, whether confirming or denying it.<\/p>\n<p>The Emirati channel, citing the same sources, added that &#8220;preliminary assessment indicates that the subsequent damage to the Red Sea cables is significant but not serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The international communications company &#8220;SEACOM&#8221; announced in a statement that part of the cable system serving East Africa, which crosses the Red Sea, experienced disruption on Saturday, affecting traffic flow between Africa and Europe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0645\u0635\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u0623\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0633\u0643\u0627\u064a \u0646\u064a\u0648\u0632 \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629: \u062e\u0637\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0627\u064a\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0647\u062f\u0641\u0629 \u062a\u0631\u0628\u0637 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0625\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627\u060c \u0648\u0625\u0635\u0644\u0627\u062d\u0647\u0627 \u0642\u062f \u064a\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0631\u0642 \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0635\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0649 8 \u0623\u0633\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0639<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0633\u0648\u0634\u0627\u0644_\u0633\u0643\u0627\u064a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0645\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0648\u062b\u064a\u064a\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VRT6A4JCAL\">pic.twitter.com\/VRT6A4JCAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0633\u0643\u0627\u064a \u0646\u064a\u0648\u0632 \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 (@skynewsarabia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynewsarabia\/status\/1762216359180525698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The disruption occurred only in the part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/30\/houthi-threat-undersea-cable-targeting-and-strategic-adjustments\/\">cable<\/a> extending from Mombasa (Kenya) to Zaafarana (Egypt). Initial assessments suggest that the marine cable disruption occurred in the vicinity of the Red Sea, and it appears that other cables in the region may also have been affected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nfdwx-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nfdwx-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8e448c80-3bbe-49f2-948f-cdb4c8ce2ca1\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3>The company&#8217;s statement was issued after Israeli reports spoke about the malfunction<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The company&#8217;s statement came after Israeli reports spoke of the disruption, attributing it to what they described as &#8220;Houthi attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SEACOM confirmed that its infrastructure in the Red Sea was affected by a fault, affecting the cable system and the flow of information between Africa and Europe. However, the company did not clarify the cause of the disruption and did not make any reference to the Houthi group in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>SEACOM&#8217;s statement followed reports by Israeli media about the disruption of communications across 4 cables in the Red Sea, with the Hebrew newspaper &#8220;Globes&#8221; attributing the reasons to &#8220;Houthi attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/02\/08\/houthis-submarine-cable-threat-the-red-seas-underwater-menace\/\">Houthi<\/a> group has previously affirmed, through more than one official, the safety of marine cables and their non-exposure to damage.<\/p>\n<h3>Yemenis criticize the UAE and Sky News<\/h3>\n<p>Yemeni activists have cast doubt on the entire story, as its sole source is Emirati and Israeli media.<\/p>\n<p>Some have gone so far as to say that it is the occupation that has carried out sabotage operations against communication cables in the Red Sea, as part of plans to incriminate Yemen internationally in an effort to rally alliances securing Israel, a goal that America has so far failed to achieve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0624\u0643\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0622\u062a\u064a\u061b<br \/>\n1- \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u0642\u0641 \u062e\u0644\u0641 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0644\u062a\u0634\u0648\u064a\u0647 \u0645\u0648\u0642\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646 \u0646\u0635\u0631\u0629 \u0644\u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644.<br \/>\n2- \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c \u0631\u0633\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u062a\u0623\u062f\u064a\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u064a\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6a4zSLSgOC\">pic.twitter.com\/6a4zSLSgOC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0641\u064a\u0635\u0644 \u0645\u062f\u0647\u0634 (@FaisalMudhish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaisalMudhish\/status\/1762216250950705253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In this context, Yemeni activist and politician Faisal Madhesh stated that this news confirms that the UAE is behind these reports to distort Yemen&#8217;s position in support of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>And Abd al-Muhsin Husayn from Yemen also wrote: &#8220;They were the first to spread the news that (the Houthis) threaten to cut communication lines, and they disseminated it through all means, and all media relied on their news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;And today, here they are, spreading news about security sources regarding the Houthis blowing up the Fiber Cable lines extending under the Red Sea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Emirati media outlets, citing what they described as informed security sources\u2014unnamed\u2014have announced that the Yemeni Houthi group targeted and detonated &#8220;Fiber Cable&#8221; communication lines extending under the Red Sea. 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