Houthis
“The American enemy, with its military might and brutal aggression, has failed to break this blockade,” Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree declared in a televised speech on Friday.
He urged foreign ambassadors present at the event, held in Ismailia, to communicate this positive development to their home countries and encourage the resumption of shipping traffic through the canal.
Initial reports from the Houthis indicated that at least seven people were injured in the latest Sanaa attacks.
“We warn all airlines that the so-called Ben Gurion Airport has become unsafe for air traffic and will remain so until the aggression against Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted,” the Houthis' military spokesman, Yahya Saree, stated early Saturday.
“This aggression will not go unanswered, and our armed forces are fully prepared to confront escalation with escalation.”
The incident occurred on Wednesday while the F-16 was flying over the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen but the missile failed to hit the aircraft.
In a public square in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, standing among supporters, Houthis’ spokesman Yahya Saree confirmed targeting vital Israeli assets in Eilat city in southern Israel with four cruise missiles.
He added that the forces will “continue to perform and implement their religious, moral and humanitarian duties with more military operations against the Israeli enemy until the aggression on Gaza stops and the siege is lifted."
The Houthis announced on Saturday an attack on the residential Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv with a hypersonic ballistic missile, injuring at least 16 people.
The US drone was downed during its "hostile missions" in the airspace of Al-Jawf governorate earlier today, bringing the total number of American aircraft shot down by the Houthis to 12
The Yemeni Houthis’ attacks on Israeli, US and UK vessels in the Red Sea due to the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people of Gaza and the Lebanese people have caused losses of the Suez Canal Authority revenues estimated at $6 billion, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday.
Egypt's FM has stressed the need to contain escalation in the region due to the war in Gaza
The Sanaa health ministry reported on Saturday fatalities and injuries following a series of Israeli airstrikes on oil storage facilities in the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen.
Due to the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the Yemeni Houthis’ attacks against Israeli, UK and US ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israeli war against the Palestinians, Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues have sharply declined.
Rabie stressed that the meeting was held to open direct channels of communication with all its clients to consult on the current situation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab region and to discuss the proposed recommendations to enhance cooperation with the Suez Canal.
his meeting with Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez on Thursday via video conference, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Admiral Ossama Rabie said that the current situation in the Red Sea region may exacerbate the harmful carbon emissions of vessels as they consume larger amounts of fuel when they take alternative routes.
Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea region on Friday.
Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, emphasized the normal flow of navigation through the Suez Canal, stating that the authority is closely monitoring the potential repercussions of ongoing tensions in the Red Sea on the canal's traffic.
Yemeni Houthis’ Military Spokesman Yahai Saree announced that the Hong Kong-flagged container ship "Maersk Gibraltar,“ which was heading to the Israeli, was attacked by drones in the Red Sea on Thursday.
Egypt hailed on Saturday the prisoner swap between the Yemeni government and the Houthis, which is taking place under the auspices of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).