Malaysia banned Israeli cargo ships in its ports in response to Israeli actions in Gaza, in which the basic humanitarian principles are ignored.
Malaysia has banned all Israeli-flagged vessels from docking at all domestic ports nationwide as of Dec. 20. The ban also targets vessels from the Israel-based ZIM cargo shipping company and any ships en route to Israel, prohibiting them from loading or unloading cargo at Malaysian ports. The order will be in effect until further notice and is reportedly in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Disruptions to maritime shipping may occur, though Malaysian authorities have stated that the ban would not affect the country’s trade. Further diplomatic actions, as well as Israeli retaliatory countermeasures, are possible.
In 2002, Malaysia approved the company winter to enter its ships into its ports, but now that approval was abolished.
“The Malay Government decided to block and prevent the Israeli shipping company in the winter in any Malaysian Luka. These are the answers to Israel that neglect the basic humanitarian principles and brutality against Palestinians.”
Earlier, the leader of the Yemeni Houthis and the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, warned the United States of America not to attack Yemen, noting that American warships and vessels would become the target of Yemeni missiles in the event of any attack.
“If the United States of America is considering targeting Yemen, we will not stand idly by,” al-Houthi said, adding that engaging in direct war with the US and Israel, rather than US proxies, is what they seek most.
The leader of Ansar Allah called on Arab countries not to mess with the US.
In this context, he stressed that “if America wants to fight Yemen’s position in support of Palestine, then it would have to face the entire Yemeni people”, adding that if this is what America wants, then it will face a more difficult situation than which she faced in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
Sayyed al-Houthi warned Washington against launching any attacks as that would make it fully involved, stressing that Yemen has developed its capabilities on many levels.
Al-Houthi reassured European companies, saying that “European vessels that do not have Israeli ports as their final destination are not at risk.”
Regarding the American military navigation in the Red Sea, he called it “illegal” and “reckless and stupid aggression that serves only Israel”, pointing out, however, that European countries participating in the American move are risking their own interests.
Warning for the coalition
Al-Houthi further emphasized that the Yemeni people have decided not to yield to the US and not to give up their religious and moral position in terms of all ongoing events in the Red and Arabian Seas, as well as the Gulf of Aden. He added that this Yemeni position was effective and influential and that it dealt heavy blows to Israel’s enemy.
He emphasized that the only target of the Yemeni naval forces in the Red Sea are Israeli ships and vessels connected to Israel, because Yemeni actions are never intended to undermine international shipping. Instead, the only goal is to support the oppressed Palestinian people, he added.
