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<h1 class="gmail-">Yemen announces \u2018phase four\u2019 of maritime
blockade against Israel </h1>
<p class="gmail-">The Yemeni army says the ships of any company
dealing with Israeli ports will be targeted regardless of
their nationality or destination </p>
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<p>The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) <a
href="https://t.me/MilitaryMediaY/44806"
moz-do-not-send="true">announced</a> late on 27 July
that it has launched a \u201cfourth phase\u201d of its naval
blockade against Israel in support of Gaza. </p>
<p>In the statement, the YAF vowed to target the ships
of any company that deals with Israeli ports,
\u201cregardless of its nationality\u201d or destination, and in
\u201cany location.\u201d</p>
<p>The YAF said it warns \u201call companies to immediately
cease all dealings with Israeli ports as of the time
of this statement\u2019s issuance,\u201d adding that \u201cOtherwise,
their ships \u2013 regardless of destination \u2013 will be
subject to targeting in any location that can be
reached by our missiles and drones.\u201d</p>
<p>\u201cThe YAF calls upon all nations: If they wish to
avoid this escalation, they must pressure the enemy to
stop its aggression and lift the blockade on the Gaza
Strip. No free person on this Earth can accept what is
happening,\u201d it added, stressing that \u201cour military
operations will cease immediately once the aggression
on Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted.\u201d</p>
<p>Yemen began its maritime blockade operation on Israel
in November 2023. Since then, it has attacked scores
of vessels sailing toward Israeli ports, significantly
impacting Israel\u2019s economy and forcing the shutdown of
the southern<a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles/debt-ridden-eilat-port-faces-imminent-shutdown-due-to-yemeni-blockade"
moz-do-not-send="true"> Israeli port of Eilat</a>.
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<p>Earlier this month, the Yemeni army sank two
Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged vessels that were
heading to or dealing with Israeli ports.</p>
<p>The YAF has also continued to target Israel with
ballistic missiles. Israel carried out a massive
attack on Yemen in early July.</p>
<p>According to Israel\u2019s Channel 12, Tel Aviv is <a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-planning-major-offensive-against-yemen-report"
moz-do-not-send="true">planning</a> a \u201cmajor
offensive\u201d against Yemen and is waiting for a green
light from the Israeli political echelon.</p>
<p>Other Israeli reports said recently that Tel Aviv has
been <a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-lobbies-washington-to-restart-war-on-yemen-report"
moz-do-not-send="true">lobbying</a> Washington to
restart its campaign against Yemen and form a broad
coalition to end the threat posed by the YAF. A deadly
US campaign against Yemen that was launched in March
came to an end in May after Washington burned through
around $1 billion in munitions, failing to impact
Sanaa\u2019s military capabilities.</p>
<p>Yemen\u2019s announcement late on Sunday comes as Israel\u2019s
siege has created catastrophic levels of famine in the
Gaza Strip. </p>
<p>Dozens, including children, have died of starvation
over the past week.</p>
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