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Yemen’s Houthi Terrorists Promise to Limit Red Sea Attacks

Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels announced on Sunday that they would begin limiting their reckless attacks on civilian shipping in the Red Sea to Israeli ships, but threatened to launch attacks on other countries' ships if the situation worsened. He added that there is a possibility of reopening. Gaza ceasefire agreement does not hold true.

The Houthis made the announcement in an email sent to global shipping companies, which appear unwilling to trust promises of safe passage from Yemeni terrorists.

That email is Sent This was done by the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC), an agency set up by the Houthis to liaise with shipping companies. Terrorists have used everything from ballistic missiles to remotely controlled boats loaded with explosives to harass commercial ships, including 134 attacks over the past year, using “humanitarian tactics” aimed at benefiting the Palestinians. He explains that it is a strategy.

HOCC is Sent email In the past, it has sometimes sent messages to shipping companies, using the personal email addresses of company executives, warning them of possible attacks on ships that have entered Israeli ports and angered the Houthis.

Sunday's email told shipowners, management companies, trade unions and industry groups that the Gaza ceasefire would halt “military operations” by “Yemeni forces” against non-Israeli vessels. The Houthis are not a legitimate government or a legally recognized national army, but prefer to refer to themselves as the “Yemeni Army” in their communiqués.

The message said Israeli vessels “remain prohibited from sailing in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean” until “all stages of the cease-fire agreement are fully implemented.” he added.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow strait that separates the Gulf of Aden from the Red Sea and connects to the Suez Canal. The Houthi offensive has cut traffic on this once-vital sea lane by more than half and taken Suez from Egypt. Canal revenues and imposing high transportation costs on world trade.

“Please understand that the actions taken by Yemeni forces through these sanctions are motivated by a sense of religious, humanitarian and moral responsibility towards the oppressed Palestinian people,” the Houthis told the victims.

In a speech on Monday, Houthi supreme leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said his forces would “intervene immediately if Israel's enemies resume escalation, commit acts of genocide, and encircle us.” We are always ready to do so.” Otherwise, deny food and medicine to the people of Gaza. ”

“We, together with our fellow Palestinian fighters, are ready to return to escalation again,” he warned.

Jacob P. Larsen, head of maritime security for the BIMCO Shipowners Association, told The Associated Press on Monday that the Houthis would resume attacks if President Donald Trump reinstates the terrorist designation for the rebels. He said it was possible. lifted up as one of President Joe Biden's first official acts of 2021.

“It remains unclear how the Trump administration will act in the conflict with the Houthis and whether potential punitive action against them will be considered,” Larsen said.

Since Biden lifted that designation, the Houthis have committed numerous flagrant acts of terrorism and human rights abuses, culminating in attacks on ships that Biden appears to be completely unable to control. Biden administration restored After Yemeni terrorists attacked several commercial ships in the Red Sea in January 2024, the Houthis' brand of “global terrorists” was weakened and watered down.

Friday Republican Senators Group introduced The bill, known as the “Dismantling the Iranian Proxy Act,” would reinstate a stricter Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation for the Houthis, freeze their assets, and make it a criminal offense to provide material support for the group. That is what it is.

“Redesignating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization is long overdue. Since the tragic events of October 7, 2023, the Houthis have been working with other Iranian proxies to attack their ally Israel. and destabilized the region,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

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