The Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen is threatening new attacks on merchant ships if the inhabitants of Gaza are driven out of the strip. The warning comes after the US announced that internally displaced persons in Gaza should leave the strip.
We will act by firing rockets and drones and carrying out attacks on targets at sea, said the Islamist movement's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi in a televised speech in Yemen.
The Houthi movement has previously carried out attacks on both warships and civilian shipping, mainly in the Red Sea, citing a desire to show solidarity with the population of Gaza.
I urge our armed forces to be ready to carry out military attacks if the criminal Trump makes good on his threats, said the Houthi leader, referring to the US president.
