The leader of the Houthis: ships connected to Israel will be prevented from sailing in the Indian Ocean as well. In a televised speech, Abdel Malik al-Houthi announced that his organization intends to expand the attack beyond the Red Sea.
"This is a serious step and we have begun to implement the necessary actions for this," he said. According to him, 34 members of the militia have been killed in operations that he says were carried out "in solidarity with the Palestinians in the war in Gaza"