Jerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia last week after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control, breaking a four-year truce between the kingdom and the Houthis.Follow us on GoogleHOUTHI SUPPORTERS hold up weapons as they demonstrate in Sanaa, Yemen, to show solidarity with Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, April 17, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)ByREUTERS, JAMES GENNJULY 20, 2026 15:17Updated: JULY 20, 2026 15:49Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Monday declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia effective immediately, their military spokesperson said in a televised speech.The terror group announced "a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of 'an eye for an eye' effective immediately upon the issuance of this statement."The terror group's spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Yahya Saree also said that any "foolish act committed by the reckless Saudi enemy will be met with a comprehensive and decisive escalation" by the Yemeni terror group.The Houthis said the blockade was in response to Saudi Arabia's alleged continued "unjust and oppressive siege on our dear people for nearly 12 years, plundering our resources and imposing a comprehensive blockade on our ports and airports by land, sea, and air."Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia last weekThe group fired missiles at Saudi Arabia last week after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the Iran-backed group.A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026. (credit: NASA Worldview/Handout via REUTERS)The strikes were the first claimed by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia since an informal truce went into effect in March 2022 following Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure.Follow us on Google
Yemen's Houthis declare naval blockade against Saudi Arabia
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