Dubai:
The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday that the group would target ships from any company involved in delivering or transporting goods to Israel, regardless of their destination.
He said this was a fourth phase of escalation in retaliation for “Israeli aggression against Rafah” in the southern Gaza Strip.
“From now on, we are also thinking about the fifth phase and the sixth phase, and we have very important, sensitive and influential choices about the enemies,” he added.
Months of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping, forcing companies to shift routes to longer and more expensive voyages around southern Africa, and fueling fears that the war between Israel and Hamas could spread and affect the wider could destabilize the Middle East.
The United States and Britain have carried out strikes on Houthi targets in response to the attacks on shipping.
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