The Houthi group continues to launch attacks on two commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen. The two ships then sought US naval support after explosions were heard nearby.
The Houthi group said their attacks were a form of solidarity with Palestine when Israel bombarded Gaza. The ships belonging to Danish shipping subsidiary Maersk were carrying US military supplies when they were struck by three anti-ship missiles near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
This attack made western media immediately release news with the title 'US and UK attack Houthi', 'UK and US shoot down Houthi missiles', the aim was to influence the world that the UK and US were still superior in the Red Sea, when in fact both countries were already fragile, and did not take action or even thwart a Houthu drone attack
Houthi forces in Yemen have written to the UN demanding that all UK and US staff leave the country within a month on the basis that their governments are mounting assaults on Yemen. The warning also appeared to apply to NGOs working in the capital, Sana’a. In addition, it was reported that the Houthis had prevented a UN plane from landing in the strategically important town of Marib on Wednesday.
The threatened expulsions by the Houthis followed strikes by the US and Britain, with support from other countries, against military targets of the Iran-aligned group. The US government last week also said it would return the Houthis to a list of terrorist groups.
The Houthi foreign ministry letter to the UN stated: “The ministry … would like to stress that you must inform officials and workers with US and British citizenships to prepare to leave the country within 30 days.” It was sent to the UN’s acting humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Peter Hawkins.
The letter also ordered foreign organisations not to hire American and British citizens for Yemen’s operations.
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