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Mounted United State New strikes on targets forHouthi group in Yemen At dawn on Saturday, 24 hours after joint raids with Britain targeted several Houthi sites, with the aim of what they call weakening their ability to launch attacks in the Red Sea, while the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called on all parties to avoid escalation.
CNN quoted an American official as saying that the new strikes in Yemen targeted a radar facility used by the Houthis, noting that the raids were much smaller in scope than the previous ones and were carried out by Washington unilaterally.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Sana’a, Muhammad Al-Attab, reported hearing the sound of several explosions, especially in the northern side of the city, 24 hours after the first strikes on Houthi positions in Sana’a and other Yemeni governorates by Washington and London with the aim of what they call weakening the Houthi group’s ability to launch attacks in The Red Sea.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Washington, Nasser Al-Husseini, quoted statements from a US official to a number of American media outlets, said that the strike was very limited and targeted and targeted a radar facility in Hodeidah.
The correspondent indicated that the strike may have been a pre-emptive warning so that the Houthis would not carry out their threats to respond.
The American president was stigmatized joe biden The Houthi group in Yemen calls terrorism, and vowed to respond if it continues the same behavior, he said.
Biden added that the strikes were carried out to deter and weaken the Houthis’ ability to launch future attacks, and made clear that the United States is prepared to take further measures as necessary to confront any threats or attacks.
In response, a member of the political bureau of the Ansar Allah Houthis, Hizam al-Assad, wrote on the X platform, saying, “Washington wants it to be an open war, so be it.”
Before that, the Houthi group renewed its assertion that all American and British interests had become legitimate targets for its forces, in response to the direct and declared aggression against Yemen.
Washington wants open war?! So be it
– Lion Belt (@hezamalasad) January 13, 2024
Avoid escalation
For his part, the Secretary-General of the United Nations called António Guterres All parties must not escalate after the strikes launched by the United States and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen. He also urged countries that protect their ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea to commit to… By international law.
In statements made by his spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Guterres reiterated that attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea are unacceptable, endanger the safety and security of global supply chains, and have a negative impact on the economic and humanitarian situation in the entire world.
Later, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East Affairs at the UN Security Council, said, “We are witnessing a cycle of violence that threatens to have major political, security, economic, and humanitarian consequences in Yemen and the region,” adding that these developments in the Red Sea raise concerns as they risk exacerbating regional tensions.
In turn, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, condemned the American and British strikes, describing them as “blatant armed aggression.”
But US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that ships of all countries are vulnerable to the Houthi threat to shipping through the Red Sea.
Greenfield stressed that without Iranian support, the Houthis will face difficulties in effectively tracking commercial ships and striking them as they cross shipping routes.
For her part, British Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward considered that London had taken limited, necessary and proportionate measures in self-defense.
self-control
For their part, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries called for restraint and avoid escalation regarding the military operations that took place in several locations in Yemen.
The Secretary-General of the Council, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, expressed in a statement yesterday, Friday, his deep concern about the developments and current events in the Red Sea region and the military operations that occurred in several locations in the Republic of Yemen.
Al-Budaiwi stressed the importance of maintaining maritime security and waterways in the region, and confronting activities that threaten the security and stability of the region and the world, including the threat to maritime shipping lines and international trade, calling for restraint and avoiding escalation that could lead to serious consequences in light of what the region is witnessing. events, and avoid harming civilians in Yemen.
In solidarity with Gaza strip – which has been exposed to an Israeli war with American support since last October 7 – the Houthis are targeting, with missiles and drones, cargo ships in the Red Sea that are owned or operated by Israeli companies or that transport goods to and from Israel.
