• Abdul Malik al- Houthi
    Security and Terrorism West Asia

    US, UK and Saudi Arabia launch new military strikes in Yemen

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    US, UK and Saudi Arabia launch new military strikes on the Houthis in Yemen while the US Ambassador to the UN calls for the release of UN, US and other international organizations employees held by Ansarallah and tortured as spies.

    The United States and the United Kingdom have launched new military strikes in Yemen in retaliation for the Arab nation’s attacks on Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea. These attacks are a response to Israel’s ongoing military actions in the Gaza Strip.

    Yemen’s official Saba news agency, citing an anonymous security source, reported that the airstrikes on Monday targeted the Jabanah area in Hudaydah province, but did not provide further information. The Yemeni Armed Forces have stated they will continue their attacks until Israel’s ground and air offensives in Gaza cease.

    Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Ansarullah resistance movement, has declared it an “honor” to directly confront the United States.

    These developments have prompted some of the world’s largest shipping and oil companies to suspend operations through the Red Sea, one of the most important global trade routes. As a result, many tankers are now navigating around Africa instead of passing through the Suez Canal, significantly lengthening their routes.

    The Yemeni public has voiced strong solidarity with Palestinians, especially following Israel’s offensive in Gaza, which began on October 7. According to Gaza’s health ministry, at least 40,988 Palestinians, mainly women and children, have been killed, with 94,825 others wounded. Israel has also imposed a total blockade on Gaza, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to over two million residents.

    Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has targeted parts of Yemeni territory. According to Al-Masirah, Saudi artillery shelled areas in the Baqim District of Yemen’s Saada province, though details on casualties and financial losses remain unreported.

    US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, condemned the continued detention of UN and NGO employees by Houthi forces. He criticized the Houthis for detaining staff from international and diplomatic missions, including twelve US Mission employees, for more than 1,000 days. Fagin urged the immediate release of all detainees, calling the actions “shortsighted, callous, and inhumane,” and emphasized that such actions could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

    The Houthis have been accused of arresting and forcibly disappearing dozens of people, including UN staff and employees of international NGOs, since June. Yemeni Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani has condemned the use of torture to extract confessions, attributing such actions to the international community’s leniency towards the Iranian-backed group. The European Union Heads of Mission to Yemen have also called for the immediate release of those detained.

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