[UPDATE-Day 141-Feb 24-23:00Z] Israel-Hamas War, The Iran Threat: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

What is the Real reason the Houthis attacked Red Sea shipping?

Those who wonder why the Houthis intervened in the war in Gaza while in conflict with the US should understand that this was not done out of love for the Gazans.

A leader in the Houthi militia admitted that it actually used the Palestinian issue to have an excuse to avoid the internal economic crisis, its inability to pay salaries and its failure to provide essential services in the districts it controls.

The words were said by Sultan al-Samiei, a member of the political council of the Houthis, who, according to Yemeni sources, said this week during his speech in the parliament controlled by the Houthis: “If it weren’t for the issue of Palestine, the people would eat you and all of us.” He said these words during a stormy debate for the removal of the Minister of Commerce in the government of the Houthis due to allegations of corruption.

During the Houthis’ war in Saudi Arabia (2015 – 2022) they also avoided paying salaries on the grounds that all resources were being directed to the war effort.

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This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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⚡[UPDATE-Day 141-Feb 24-23:00Z] U.S. coalition attack on Houthi capital Sana’a

⚔️ ‘I am telling Hamas, Surrender or Die!’ ⚔️