The Houthi spokesman in Yemen, Muhammad Abdel Salam, said that there is no justification for the American-British attack on Yemen, while Britain confirmed that the strikes against Houthi targets were in self-defense.
The Houthi spokesman stressed that there is absolutely no justification for this aggression against Yemen, as “there was no danger to international navigation.”
Abdel Salam stressed that “the targeting was and will continue to affect Israeli ships or those heading to the ports of occupied Palestine,” and said that we did not target any country in the world except Israel.
He said in statements to Tel Aviv Tribune that “there is no naval alliance in the Red Sea,” but rather “only American and British aggression.”
Abdul Salam confirmed that the Yemeni position was effective, which prompted America to announce the alliance against the Houthis.
Pass safely
In turn, the Minister of Information and spokesman for the Houthi government, Dhaif Allah al-Shami, confirmed that he sent a message via the
In the same context, a member of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, said that the American-British strikes on Yemen are “terrorist barbarism.”
He described the attacks as “a deliberate and unjustified aggression that reflects a brutal psychology,” adding that “a response will be made through the statement that will be published later.” In a related context, an American military official denied that the Houthi group carried out any retaliatory attacks against American and British ships in the Red Sea, in response to the bombing of several Yemeni cities.
The British newspaper The Guardian quoted the unnamed official as saying, “There has been no Houthi response until this moment,” and explained that the official indicated that his country would not be surprised by “any Houthi response.”
Ali Al-Qahum, a member of the Houthi political bureau, announced the targeting of American-British warships in the Red Sea, in response to the raids carried out by Washington and London on the capital, Sanaa, and other Yemeni provinces.
Except for Israeli ships and ships that deal with the Zionist entity of any nationality.
To all ships passing through Al-Ahmar and Bab Al-Mandab, we say: (Cross safely and securely).#Coalition_to_protect_Israeli_ships#Yemen_word_and_action #You_are_not_alone– Dhaif Al-Shami (@DhaifAlShami650) January 12, 2024
On Friday morning, the United States and Britain launched strikes on targets in Yemen, in response to the Houthis preventing any Israeli ship or ship bound for Israel from sailing in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to Israeli aggression for more than 3 months.
Commander of the US Air Forces in the Middle East, Lexus Greenkewich, said, “The strikes against the Houthis aim to undermine their ability to continue their attacks in the Red Sea.”
The American official held the Houthis and their Iranian sponsors responsible for the attacks on international shipping, noting that the raids targeted command centers, ammunition stores, and launching systems.
For his part, British Armed Forces Minister James Hebbey told Times Radio on Friday that the strikes launched by Britain and the United States overnight on Houthi military targets in Yemen were in self-defense.
The Houthi-run Al-Masirah Channel reported that the bombing targeted Al-Dailami Air Base located near the airport of the capital, Sanaa, and the vicinity of Hodeidah Airport, areas in Zabid District, Kahlan Camp east of the city of Saada, Taiz Airport, the 22nd Brigade camp in Al-Ta’iziyah District, and the airport in Abs District.
High price
Following the strikes, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Houthi government, Hussein Al-Ezzi, vowed to respond, saying, “Our country was subjected to a massive aggressive attack by American and British ships, submarines, and warplanes (…) America and Britain must prepare to pay a heavy price.”
During the past weeks, the Houthis launched more than 25 attacks targeting commercial ships linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports, near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The latest of which was the Houthis targeting “an American ship that was providing support to Israel,” using more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea, which were shot down by American and British forces, as they claimed.