he Houthis have recruited and trained more than 200,000 new fighters since the group began its actions in the Red Sea in support of Palestine, a Houthi spokesperson says.
To pressure Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza, the group has been intercepting and attacking Israel-linked ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on their way to the Suez Canal. Popular support gave the Houthis enormous political capital in Yemen and led to the recruitment of “tens of thousands” of new fighters, according to analysts and statements by the group.
Analysts are concerned that this surge may drastically alter the political landscape in Yemen and scupper any chances of a ceasefire in Yemen’s near-decade of civil war.
The Houthis have also widened their attacks to include ships linked to a United States-led coalition that is currently attacking their positions in Yemen.
Despite fears over future Houthi offensives that could hinder a ceasefire deal, Nasr al-Din Amer, a Houthi official who oversees the Yemeni news network Saba, told Al Jazeera that an agreement was still on the table.
“Opportunities for peace exist,” he said. “For our part, we do not intend to attack any party other than the Zionist, American and British enemies, because they are attacking us, and we do not have any intentions to target any internal party, unless it targets us to serve the Zionists.”
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Houthis stand with the oppressed Palestinians while America stands with shareholder profits. Trump stood upto the war lobby and got the US out of Afghanistan and Biden has immediately involved the US in three new conflicts. I may vote for trump as he is not warmonger.
Yemen has been warring and starving for decades and the U.S. has never cared about the suffering there. Only when their fighters get the idea of attacking international shipping does the U.S. acknowledge the existence of the place and set out to wipe out the threat. I wonder if this could be another graveyard of empires, like Afghanistan?
Should be noted, as well, that the Houthis were also heavily radicalized by our actions in Iraq over 20 years ago.
Still, the Houthis are a mouse before a lion and should have been handled as such. Not like this. It's not the HOUTHIS I'm worried about and at its heart, I don't believe this Yemen strike was about them. It was about somebody else.
It's about this long desired war (by some) between the US and IRAN. THAT'S what I'm worried about.
Did you know that we have been bombing the Houthis every year since 2009?
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The Houthis are another one of Iran’s local terrorist franchises along with Hamas, Hezbollah and Shia militias in Iraq. Military action against the Houthis is an absolute requirement. The world simply cannot tolerate the closure of a major shipping lane and the Suez Canal via their missile and drone attacks and vessel seizures. I would also not be surprised if Russia has been consulted on this matter by their ally and recent weapons supplier, Iran. Undoubtedly, Russia will encourage conflict and chaos in the Middle East as a distraction from western support for Ukraine. Iran’s cam… Read more
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