Israel And Yemen’s Houthis Threaten To Blockade Each Other’s Ports
The post Israel And Yemen’s Houthis Threaten To Blockade Each Other’s Ports appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. An Israeli navy missile boat patrols in the Red Sea off the coast of Israel’s southern port city of … More Eliat on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Israel attacked the major Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah using its naval forces for the first time on Tuesday. The Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the Houthis in a public statement that the Jewish nation will impose a “naval and air blockade” if the Yemen-based group doesn’t cease targeting Israel with ballistic missiles and drones. Katz’s threat follows similar threats by the Yemen-based group to blockade Israeli ports. However, given the vast distances and logistical resources required to impose such blockades, are these empty threats? “We warned the Houthi terror organization that if they continue to fire at Israel they will face a powerful response and enter a naval and air blockade,” warned Katz on Tuesday. Katz also declared that Israel’s “long arm in the air and at sea will reach everywhere.” Israeli missile boats hit the Red Sea Yemeni port on Tuesday morning using missile boats. Hodeidah is at least 1,180 miles from Israel’s southernmost port of Eilat, also on the Red Sea. Before Tuesday’s unprecedented attack, Israel retaliated against Houthi attacks using fighter jets to carry out long-range strikes targeting Hodeidah, Sanaa International Airport, and other ports and economic-related targets controlled by the Houthis. The use of the warships for such a long-distance raid was notable and may signal Israel’s willingness to use new tactics against the group. Katz’s mention of a naval blockade comes less than a month after the Houthis declared a “maritime blockade” on Israel’s Haifa port on the Eastern Mediterranean, warning all companies and ships that the port is on…
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An Israeli navy missile boat patrols in the Red Sea off the coast of Israel’s southern port city of … More Eliat on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Israel attacked the major Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah using its naval forces for the first time on Tuesday. The Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the Houthis in a public statement that the Jewish nation will impose a “naval and air blockade” if the Yemen-based group doesn’t cease targeting Israel with ballistic missiles and drones. Katz’s threat follows similar threats by the Yemen-based group to blockade Israeli ports. However, given the vast distances and logistical resources required to impose such blockades, are these empty threats? “We warned the Houthi terror organization that if they continue to fire at Israel they will face a powerful response and enter a naval and air blockade,” warned Katz on Tuesday. Katz also declared that Israel’s “long arm in the air and at sea will reach everywhere.” Israeli missile boats hit the Red Sea Yemeni port on Tuesday morning using missile boats. Hodeidah is at least 1,180 miles from Israel’s southernmost port of Eilat, also on the Red Sea. Before Tuesday’s unprecedented attack, Israel retaliated against Houthi attacks using fighter jets to carry out long-range strikes targeting Hodeidah, Sanaa International Airport, and other ports and economic-related targets controlled by the Houthis. The use of the warships for such a long-distance raid was notable and may signal Israel’s willingness to use new tactics against the group. Katz’s mention of a naval blockade comes less than a month after the Houthis declared a “maritime blockade” on Israel’s Haifa port on the Eastern Mediterranean, warning all companies and ships that the port is on…
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