Published February 11,2024
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The Yemeni Houthi group has vowed to develop its operations in opposition to Israel if it escalates the battle in Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip.
“We say to the Israeli entity that if there is any escalation in Rafah or Gaza, you should know that our path is escalation,” Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, mentioned in an announcement late Saturday.
He added that “as long as the human tragedy in Gaza worsens, and the injustice and mass killing of people in Gaza continues, operations will expand according to field data.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military on Friday to develop a twin plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah and defeat the remaining Hamas battalions.
The Palestinians have sought refuge in Rafah as Israel pounded the remainder of the enclave following the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion. The bombardment has killed over 28,000 folks, apart from inflicting mass destruction and shortages of fundamental requirements.
The Houthis have been concentrating on cargo ships within the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli firms or transporting items to and from Israel in solidarity with Gaza, which has been beneath an Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7.
Source: www.anews.com.tr