A new wave of attacks against the Yemen’s Houthis rebels began on Saturday (15) after a military action for US President Donald Trump.
The Republican justified the offensive as a way to block the “relentless campaign [dos rebeldes] of piracy, violence and terrorism against American ship ships, aircraft and drones and other countries. ”
The clash between the paramilitary group supported by Iran and the US has been dragging on since mid -2022, when offensive against American commercial ships were attributed to the Houthis.
The quarrel on the important commercial route of the Red Sea intensified in 2023 after the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In protest against the action of the defense forces of Israel (FDI) and US support in Gaza, a series of attacks were attributed and claimed by the Houthis.
After Hamas attacked Israel territories on October 7, 2023, the Houthis shot more than 100 ships and vessels, including drones, missiles and small ships.
The group made more than 100 ships and vessels, including drones, missiles and small ships.
During this period, the group sank two ships, seized another and killed at least four sailors in an offensive that interrupted global maritime transport, forcing companies to redirect their routes for longer and more expensive travel throughout Africa.
At the time, the Biden government tried to respond by conducting attacks directed at the hethis positions in Yemen, but the actions did not prevent further attacks.
US try to protect trade and Israel from attacks
In an interview with CNN Priscila Caneparo, PhD in International Law and Professor at the Catholic University of Brasilia, explains that the aggressive posture of the Houthis is through non -compliance From the stages of agreements between Israel and Hamas, such as opening humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Like Yemen, where the hethis are, It does not border Israel, the rebel group attacks precisely what they control, which is the Gulf of Aden, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, explains Caneparo.
“This has a very strong impact on international trade because we know that these routes are extremely important for Israeli ships to leave exports to Europe and the products from Europe and the US also arrive in Israel,” says the teacher.
The Biden government tried to respond by conducting attacks on the hethis positions in Yemen, but the actions did not prevent further attacks.
Trump, in his message, said the Biden government’s approach to the Houthis was “pathetically weak, so the unbridled hethis continued.”
“For all Houthis terrorists, their time is over, and their attacks must stop, starting today. If they do not stop, hell will make it rain on you as nothing you have seen before! ”He said.
The president also warned Iran, who supports the group, to immediately interrupt his support for the Houthis.
The American attack happens after a period of relative calm started in January with the ceasefire in Gaza.
Earlier this year, Trump signed an order designating Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organization.”
This content was originally published in Houthis do Yemen: Understand why the US attacks Rebel Group in the Middle East on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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