After attacks in the Red Sea
The USA and Great Britain are bombing the Houthi in Yemen – the German government supports air strikes
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The USA and Great Britain said they attacked several Houthi rebel military installations in Yemen on Friday night. “These attacks are a direct response to the Houthi’s unprecedented attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea,” US President Joe Biden said on Thursday. According to the USA, the attacks were carried out from the air and sea. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that the country’s Royal Air Force had launched targeted attacks on militia military positions alongside the United States and with non-operational support from the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain. As several witnesses on site reported, a military base next to the airport in the capital Sanaa and a site near Taiz Airport were hit. A Houthi naval base in Hodeidah and military locations in the Hajjah governorate were also said to have been targeted in the attacks. A spokesman for the Houthi militia confirmed the attack by the USA and Great Britain. Saudi Arabia expressed concern. In Yemen, which borders the Red Sea, the Houthi rebels have repeatedly attacked ships off the coast they control. Many ships therefore avoid the Red Sea and the Suez Canal and take a detour around South Africa, which leads to higher costs and longer red days. 15 percent of world trade passes through the Suez Canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. It is the shortest ship connection between Asia and Europe.
The Houthi rebels, who are enemies of Israel, have ignored all warnings, and now they are getting the payoff. The federal government supports the air strikes.
The consequences of the Gaza war have reached a new peak with a military strike by the USA and allies against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are hostile to Israel. The attacks on the positions of rebels allied with Iran on Friday night were “successful,” the White House said in a written statement from US President Joe Biden. The Houthis, who had repeatedly attacked ships with alleged Israeli connections in the Red Sea, announced revenge. Meanwhile, Israel continues the war against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip and accused South Africa of being a legal stooge of Hamas with its genocide lawsuit.
Sunak: Cannot accept Houthi attacks
“Despite repeated warnings from the international community, the Houthis have continued to carry out attacks in the Red Sea, including against British and American warships as recently as this week. This cannot be tolerated,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said early Friday morning. The strikes, carried out with the help of the Netherlands, Canada and Bahrain, followed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to Houthi attacks on merchant ships. However, the rebels ignored all warnings.
The military strike against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which the USA and Great Britain launched with the support of allies on Friday night, is according to a joint statement in accordance with the UN Charter. It is a reaction to the Houthi’s “illegal, dangerous and destabilizing” attacks on ships in the Red Sea and is based on the right of self-defense, says the joint statement, which is supported by the federal government.
“These precision strikes were intended to disrupt and weaken the Houthi’s ability to threaten global trade and the lives of international seafarers on one of the world’s most important waterways,” the joint statement continued. The more than two dozen Houthi attacks on merchant ships since mid-November are an “international challenge.”
Houthis say they will retaliate
“America and Britain will have to be prepared to pay a high price,” said a Houthi representative on Friday night. Since the Gaza war broke out between Israel and the Islamist Hamas, the rebels have repeatedly attacked ships with alleged Israeli connections in the Red Sea. They also repeatedly attack Israel directly with drones and missiles.
The military strike “demonstrated our shared commitment to freedom of navigation, international trade and defending the lives of seafarers from illegal and unjustified attacks.” The common goal remains de-escalation and the restoration of stability in the Red Sea. If threats continue, they will not hesitate to defend human lives and protect the free flow of commerce in one of the world’s most important waterways.
The Houthi rebels have announced revenge after the military strike by the US and allies against their positions in Yemen.