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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Houthis vow to defy international coalition, keep up Red Sea attacks

A Yemeni man carries a gun as he takes part in march to express solidarity with the people of Gaza, in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on December 2, 2023. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels say they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force.
“Even if America succeeds in mobilizing the entire world, our military operations will not stop… no matter the sacrifices it costs us,” senior Houthi official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti says on X, formerly Twitter.