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Houthis say operations against Israel will stop when aggression against Gaza stops

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a political bureau member for the Yemen-based Houthis, said the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas “ends the war but does not end the conflict”.

“Yemen’s role in supporting Gaza was effective and decisive because it strangled the enemy and its allies and cost them a lot, so we expect the hostilities against it to continue in different ways,” he wrote in a post on X.

“We affirm that our military operations will stop when the aggression stops, and that freedom of navigation is a general right for all countries and not a selective right for anyone,” he added.

Since November 2023, the Houthis have protested Israel’s war on Gaza by launching missile and drone attacks on Tel Aviv, as well as targeted vessels navigating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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Al Jazeera has interviewed Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Below are some of his main comments via a translator:

  • The Houthis support the ceasefire deal.
  • They will stop military operations in support of Gaza when the ceasefire comes into effect on Sunday.
  • The Houthis hope all military operations will stop even before the ceasefire goes into force.
  • Unfortunately, Israel is going on and killing women and children, so the Houthis were forced to launch a missile attack.
  • If Israel stops the aggression in Gaza, and if the US, UK and Israel stop the aggression against Yemen, the Houthis will stop their operations, including attacks against navies and commercial ships.