A top Houthi official has declared Russian and Chinese ships will be guaranteed safe passage through the Red Sea and slammed the US and UK for their support of Israel.
Senior political adviser and Houthi spokesman Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said his rebels were waging an 'ethical' war, adding the attacks on merchant vessels would only cease when Israel stops all military operations in Gaza.
'The madness and idiocy of the USA and Great Britain have played against themselves - now their ships will not be able to use one of the key trade arteries in the world.
'The US and UK will need to stop aggression against Yemen, stop the war in the Gaza Strip and ensure the uninterrupted flow of medicine, fuel and food - only then will we immediately stop all our operations in the Red Sea,' he told Russian outlet Izvestia.
'The war we are waging today is one of a kind in terms of its moral and ethical frontier... the whole world sympathises with Yemen's heroic stand to end the genocide of the Palestinian people.
'As for all other countries, including Russia and China, their shipping in the region is not threatened. Moreover, we are ready to ensure the safety of the passage of their ships in the Red Sea, because free navigation plays a significant role for our country,' he concluded.
Hours after Bukhaiti's interview with Izvestia, the Houthis claimed yet another attack on a US ship early this morning.
The Houthis' campaign has disrupted global commerce, stoked fears of infaltion and deepened concern that fallout from the Israel-Hamas war could destabilise the Middle East.
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