{"id":51159,"date":"2025-07-27T22:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/houthis-vow-to-target-all-ships-linked-to-israel-regardless-of-nationality\/27\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T22:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:57:13","slug":"houthis-vow-to-target-all-ships-linked-to-israel-regardless-of-nationality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/houthis-vow-to-target-all-ships-linked-to-israel-regardless-of-nationality\/27\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis vow to target all ships linked to Israel &#8216;regardless of nationality&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Houthis stated that any country that wants to avoid escalation should &#8220;pressure the enemy to halt its aggression and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yemen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/irans-axis-stopped-general-yemens-155822505.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houthis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Houthis<\/a> will begin targeting any ships it can reach that deal with Israel, regardless of the company&#8217;s nationality, the terrorist organization said in a statement Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Houthis stated that all countries who want to avoid escalation should &#8220;pressure the enemy to halt its aggression and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip. There is no free person on this earth who can accept what is happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In their statement, the Houthis wrote that the group had a &#8220;religious, moral, and humanitarian responsibility&#8221; toward the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/netanyahu-slams-un-israel-always-171409565.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gaza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gaza<\/a>, and that the conditions Palestinians face would be &#8220;unacceptable to any human being, let alone Arabs and Muslims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The actions of the Yemeni Armed Forces express our moral and humanitarian commitment to the injustice against the brotherly Palestinian people, and all our military operations will cease immediately upon the cessation of aggression against Gaza and the lifting of the blockade,&#8221; the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Eternity C cargo ship; illustrative (credit: SCREENSHOT\/X\/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-862405\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:October 7 massacre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">October 7 massacre<\/a>, the Iranian proxy has consistently attacked vessels in the Red Sea in what they say are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel, in response, has been launching attacks on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, most notably Hodeidah port.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this month, the Houthis attacked and sank the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/islamic-terrorism\/article-860586\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Greek ship Eternity C;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Greek ship Eternity C<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We remain deeply concerned for the welfare of the crew members in the custody of the Houthis, as well as for those currently unaccounted for,&#8221; Ellie Shafik, head of intelligence with UK-based maritime risk management company Vanguard Tech, said following the attack. &#8220;Their safety and swift release must be a priority for all involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Currently, 12 members of the vessel&#8217;s crew are said to be missing or held hostage by the terrorist group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/houthis-vow-target-ships-linked-002234990.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houthis stated that any country that wants to avoid escalation should &ldquo;pressure the enemy to halt its aggression and lift the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/houthis-vow-to-target-all-ships-linked-to-israel-regardless-of-nationality\/27\/07\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/3e213637c625eee32537518fc98f028e","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}