Hezbollah Leader Warns of Red Sea Conflict and Continued Houthi Attacks

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stated that U.S. actions in the Red Sea would endanger the safety of all shipping and turn the area into a conflict zone. He also said that the Houthi attacks on ships owned by Israel or bound for its ports would continue. U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes against the Houthi forces in retaliation for attacks on ships in the Red Sea, which the Houthis have vowed to retaliate for. Nasrallah also mentioned that envoys sent to Lebanon had tried to “wipe out” the Lebanon front by warning of a war against Lebanon if the group did not stop its attacks. He argued that the situation in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iraq, and the region are linked to ending the aggression against Gaza.

The war has been ongoing since October 7 when Hamas militants stormed Israel, resulting in 1,200 deaths and 240 kidnappings, according to Israel. Since then, nearly 24,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli offensive. The Houthis have also fired drones and missiles over the Red Sea towards Israel, with many ships attacked by the Houthis having no known connection to Israel.

Hezbollah said that the U.S. actions in the Red Sea would endanger the safety of all shipping and turn the area into a conflict zone. The Houthi attacks on ships owned by Israel or bound for its ports would continue. U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes against the Houthi forces in retaliation for attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and the Houthis have vowed to retaliate for the attacks. The war has fueled fears of a further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

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