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The Houthis have already threatened several times to block the Bab al-Mandeb Strait (AFP)
The Yemeni Houthi Revolutionary Committee has temporarily suspended all military maritime activity, according to a statement released Tuesday by the armed group " The unilateral shutdown of naval military operations will be for a limited time and could be extended and include all fronts if this move is reciprocal by coalition leaders, "said committee leader Mohammed Ali. Houthi, said in statement
The statement – mentioned on Twitter by the Houthi leader, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi and by the Houthi Defense Ministry – said the ceasefire will begin on August 1 and will last until August 15th. Last week, Saudi Arabia alleged that the Houthis had attacked two oil tankers near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, where the Red Sea joins the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea.
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Saudi Arabia suspends oil Minister Khalid al-Falih said the Houthis attacked two very large Saudi oil carriers (VLCCs) in the Red Sea on Wednesday morning, said Wednesday the Saudi Ministry of Energy. Saudi Arabia has declared that it "temporarily suspends" all oil shipments via Bab al-Mandeb's strategic seaway after the attack of two large oil tankers by the Houthi movement in Yemen.
Houthi's Al Masirah TV reported on Twitter that they had targeted a warship named Dammam off the west coast of Yemen following a missile attack launched by the group.
The SABA news agency reported that she had also targeted a coalition frigate off the coast of al-Durayhmi, in southern Hodeidah.
The Houthis, which also launched missile attacks against Saudi cities, including the capital Riyadh It threatened to block the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on several occasions to force the coalition to stop its air strikes.
An estimated 4.8 million barrels of crude oil and refined petroleum products per day in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in 2016 According to the US Energy Information Administration, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Energy stated that a Saudi shipping company was operating the two tankers
. to strike the main port of Hodeida from Yemen's Houthis, with the aim of cutting the primary supply line of the movement, which holds the most populated areas of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.
Earlier this month, the alliance called halt the offensive in order to give a chance to the UN's efforts to reach a political solution. Such a solution would prevent an attack on the port, which is a lifeline for millions of Yemenis.
One of the main justifications for the coalition to intervene in the Yemeni war in 2015 was to protect shipping routes like the Red Sea. He said that he foiled previous attacks in April and May
The coalition said in a statement issued by Saudi state media the previous week that the Houthis had attacked an oil tanker in the west of Hodeidah
. failed because of the immediate intervention of the coalition fleet, "he said without providing details.
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