The Houthis, a political and military group from Yemen, issued, this Sunday (11), a new warning about the risk of attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. The group recommended that airlines, travelers and industry workers avoid Saudi airports. The announcement comes after an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which, according to information from the international agency AFPleft 12 dead and more than 300 injured on Saturday (10).
The escalation of violence comes amid intensifying clashes between the Houthis, supported by Iran, and Yemeni government forces, which have Saudi support. Saturday’s attack, the third on the airport in a week, led to the temporary suspension of operations there.
In recent weeks, Saudi Arabia has intensified its military operations in Yemen, with attacks against the Houthis and support for the Yemeni government’s counteroffensive. The offensive seeks to regain control of strategic territory on the Red Sea coast, conquered by the group last month.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Houthi administration, based in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, stated this Sunday that new Saudi military operations in Yemeni territory will face a more forceful response. According to the ministry, the group’s actions will be guided by the principle of reciprocity.
“Unless the Saudi enemy ceases its aggression and interference in Yemen, the worst is yet to come, God willing,” the ministry said in a statement broadcast by the broadcaster Al Masirahlinked to the Houthis.
The worsening of the conflict in Yemen began in July, five months after the start of the war led by the United States and Israel against Iran, a country that supports the Houthis. In February, the governments of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu killed the then Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in an airstrike against Tehran.
Last month, the Houthis conquered extensive areas of the coast and expanded their control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic route for transporting oil and an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, closed as a result of the war between the United States and Iran. This week, the Yemeni government began a counteroffensive, with the support of Saudi warplanes, to retake strategic territory on the Red Sea coast.
Source: www.brasildefato.com.br
