Egyptian source: Cairo does not participate in any coalition against the Houthis

According to the report of Fars News Agency, an informed Egyptian source said that the country does not intend to join any coalition against the Yemeni forces; The coalition that America and Israel are trying to form against the Yemenis in response to the insecurity of the Red Sea for ships bound for Israel. He adheres to crises through consultation with different parties, and regarding the security of the Red Sea, he only limits himself to playing a role within the framework of “Joint Forces 153”. A coalition that was formed in 2021 from 34 countries with the aim of “providing maritime security” and “empowering naval forces in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden”.

According to him, Egypt To solve his concern about the Suez Canal, he has put specific and principled policies on the agenda. He said: “There is continuous communication between Egypt and Iran on the one hand and between Egypt and the Houthis on the other hand; For some time, communications between Egypt and the Houthis have been established through security channels, and these channels were established mainly with the aim of ensuring the safety of navigation in the Red Sea in general, so that navigation in the Suez Canal is not affected.

This source confirmed that “so far there has been no damage to the navigation movement in the Suez Canal, which would cause Egypt’s concern”, and added: “Cairo has received messages from the parties affiliated with the resistance axis that the accuracy of the information that the Houthis emphasize is only He confirms that the ships moving towards the port of Eilat will be targeted.” According to him, the route that is specific to the Suez Canal is not among the targets of the Yemeni forces. p class=”rtejustify”>In this regard, Mohammad Abd Salam, the head of the negotiating team of the National Salvation Government of Yemen, told al-Masirah: “Every action the Yemeni armed forces take is related to lifting the siege and stopping aggression in Gaza, and our operations are only for the purpose of Placing Israeli ships and ships bound for the ports of this regime. Therefore, we emphasize that the Red Sea is a safe zone for all ships, except for ships that are somehow connected to the Israeli enemy.” Abdul Salam emphasized: “Anyone who wants to stop our operations It should remove the blockade of Gaza and bring food and medicine into Gaza.

In recent weeks, in parallel with the escalation of the Israeli regime’s attacks against Gaza, the Yemeni army attacked Israeli ships that tried to cross the border. It has narrowed the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb in the Red Sea and has already targeted the occupied territories of Palestine and especially the port of Eilat with drones and missiles.

40% of trade The international traffic of the world is carried out through this strait that passes between Yemen, in the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, and the African continent.

In this regard, Politico newspaper, yesterday ) claimed in a report that America and Israel are considering a military response to the Yemeni armed forces in line with what they called “supporting navigation in the Red Sea”.

This newspaper quoted An American government official wrote: “In recent days, the Pentagon has moved the attack flotilla USS Dwight Eisenhower from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen to support a possible military response to the Houthi attacks against ships in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.” ».

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