The Houthis have directly tied their renewed attacks on shipping in the Red Sea on Tuesday to Israeli military action in Lebanon.
The statement came on the same day that Iran attacked Israel with ballistic missiles in an escalation of violence in the Middle East that is certain to have consequences for shipping.
TradeWinds reported earlier on Tuesday that the Houthis attacked two ships in the Red Sea in the first strikes by the Yemen-based militant group in a month.
