The acting Prime Minister of the Houthi-led Yemeni government, Mohammad Miftah, surrounded by bodyguards in front of the main mosque in Sanaa to attend the funeral of the Houthi rebels’ military chief, General Mohammad al-Ghamari, and his son Hussein, on Oct. 20, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Huwais/AFP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have suggested they are temporarily suspending their attacks targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, as a fragile cease-fire holds in the Gaza Strip.
In a letter addressed to the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, published Monday evening, the Houthis stated that a definitive end to their operations would only be linked to the conclusion of the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
"We are closely monitoring the situation and declare that if the enemy resumes its aggression against Gaza, we will resume our military operations deep inside the Zionist entity, and we will reinstate the ban on Israeli navigation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea," the letter says.
However, the Houthis have not officially acknowledged that their campaign in the region has ended.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have suggested they are temporarily suspending their attacks targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, as a fragile cease-fire holds in the Gaza Strip.
In a letter addressed to the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, published Monday evening, the Houthis stated that a definitive end to their operations would only be linked to the conclusion of the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
"We are closely monitoring the situation and declare that if the enemy resumes its aggression against Gaza, we will resume our military operations deep inside the Zionist entity, and we will reinstate the ban on Israeli navigation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea," the letter says.
However, the Houthis have not officially acknowledged that their campaign in the region has ended.
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