News - Yemen: The Deputy Director of the Moral Guidance Department, Brigadier Abdullah bin Amer, warned that any ship arriving at the occupied ports of Palestine will be within the target range and a legitimate target for the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Bin Amer explained in a statement to Almasirah, Friday, that the Yemeni stance supports the negotiating position of the Palestinian resistance, which is under pressure from some mediators.

Brigadier Bin Amer affirmed that paragraph 3 of the statement included a preemptive warning for all companies with ships operating in the occupied ports of Palestine.

He pointed out that these companies should take this warning seriously, and if the Israelis carry out an operation in Rafah, the maritime commercial activity of those companies to any destination will become endangered.

He clarified that the fourth stage of escalation announced today enhances the partial maritime Yemen ban imposed on the Israelis, moving it to a new stage that could be termed as a semi-total ban. He noted that ships arriving at the Israeli ports through the Mediterranean will also become targets before or after their arrival, or in any area where they can be targeted.

Brigadier Abdullah bin Amer emphasized that every ship arriving at the occupied ports of Palestine through the Mediterranean becomes a target, and this targeting is not limited to a specific place or time; it can be targeted in the Mediterranean or elsewhere, before reaching those ports, after leaving them, or during sailing in any area reachable by Yemeni missiles and drones.

Earlier, the Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman had announced, during a massive million-man demonstration in the capital Sana'a, the beginning of the implementation of the fourth stage of escalation against the Israeli enemy entity. This includes targeting all ships violating the Israeli navigation ban and heading towards the occupied ports of Palestine from the Mediterranean Sea in any area reachable by the Armed Forces.

Last Thursday, the leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi, announced that the total Yemeni operations carried out in support of Palestine since the beginning of the "Storm of Al-Aqsa" battle amounted to 156 operations in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and southern occupied Palestine.

These operations involved 606 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones targeting 107 ships, and they struck 111 enemy targets in occupied Palestine with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, in addition to shooting down 3 MQ9 reconnaissance drones.

Sayyed Abdulmalik added that, "Our people's support for the Palestinian people will continue in this round and will escalate greater until the divine promise [victory] is fulfilled." He also noted that Yemen is preparing for a fourth round of escalation if Israel and the US persist in obstinacy.

Since the Zionist aggression on Gaza began, the Yemeni Armed Forces have launched three escalation stages against the Zionist enemy entity, starting with the maritime navigation ban for the Zionist entity in the Red Sea, then the navigation of ships affiliated with the enemy.

With the continuation of the Zionist aggression on Gaza, the Armed Forces expanded their operations to include enemy navigation in the Arabian Sea, reaching the Indian Ocean, and targeting the ships of the US-British aggression in response to their aggression against Yemen.

The Yemeni Armed Forces have conducted attacks on ships with ties to Israel near Yemeni ports, including the interception and seizure of a vessel associated with the Tel Aviv regime on November 19.

The maritime attacks have forced some of the world’s biggest shipping and oil companies to suspend transit through one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.