Fears of an all-out regional war in the Middle East are growing as Houthi rebels say the US and UK will pay a “heavy price” for attacking more than a dozen targets in Yemen.
In a recorded speech, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said 73 strikes hit five Yemen regions under his control on Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding six others.
“The American and British enemy bears full responsibility for their criminal aggression against our Yemeni people, and it will not go unanswered or unpunished,” he said.
Senior Houthi official Hussein al-Ezzi also said in a post translated by Google on X: “The United States and Great Britain will undoubtedly have to prepare to pay a high price and bear all the terrible consequences of this blatant aggression.”
Separately, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, chief negotiator and spokesman for the Iran-funded group, described the United States and Britain as having “committed nonsense with this treasonous aggression.”
The chief negotiator and spokesman for the Iranian-funded group described the United States and Britain as “committing nonsense with this treasonous aggression.” via REUTERS The Houthi rebels have said the United States and the United Kingdom will pay a “heavy price” for attacking more than a dozen targets in Yemen on Thursday. fake images
“They were wrong if they thought they would dissuade Yemen from supporting Palestine and Gaza,” he said, vowing that the group will continue to attack “Israeli ships or those heading to the ports of occupied Palestine.”
But over the past few weeks, the Islamist extremist group has attacked ships that have little or no connection to Israel.
Their activities have paralyzed trade in the region and led some of the world’s largest shipping companies to suspend operations in the Red Sea, through which about 12% of global trade passes.
US and British forces attacked five regions of Yemen under Houthi control on Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding six others. AP
The joint US and UK strikes on Yemen on Thursday were intended to be a “direct response” to these maritime strikes, President Biden said in a statement.
“These attacks have endangered American personnel, civilian mariners and our partners, endangered commerce and threatened freedom of navigation,” he said.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also spoke out for the first time since his secret hospitalization to warn of “additional costs” if Houthi rebels do not stop attacking ships in the Red Sea.
The joint US and UK strikes on Yemen on Thursday were intended to be a “direct response” to the group’s attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea. SkyNews
“Today’s coalition action sends a clear message to the Houthis that they will bear the costs if they do not end their illegal attacks,” he said in a statement.
“The United States maintains its right to self-defense and, if necessary, we will take follow-up action to protect US forces,” he added.
“We will not hesitate to defend our forces, the global economy and the free flow of legitimate commerce in one of the world’s most important waterways.”
Already on Friday, hundreds gathered for a demonstration chanting: “God is the greatest, death to America, death to Israel, curse to the Jews, victory to Islam.” REUTERS
But Yemeni analysts say the attacks will only serve to strengthen the Houthis’ popularity in the region and their support for Hamas.
Already on Friday, hundreds gathered for a demonstration chanting: “God is the greatest, death to America, death to Israel, curse to the Jews, victory to Islam.”
Hezbollah, which continues its bombardment against Israeli forces on the Jewish nation’s northern border, also issued a statement saying it “strongly condemns[ed] “The blatant US-British aggression,” he says, “confirms once again that the United States is a full partner in the tragedies and massacres committed by the Zionist enemy in Gaza and the region.”
“He is the one who continues to support the machine of killing and destruction, and cover up its aggression and crime and attacks against all those who support the oppressed Palestinian people throughout the region,” the terrorist group said, according to The Guardian. .
Iranian officials also issued a statement saying the attacks “are a clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Yemen and a violation of international law.
“These attacks will only contribute to insecurity and instability in the region,” they warned.
With post cables
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