Yemen is committed to the security and safety of navigation in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Gulf of Aden.
In this regard, the establishment of the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center was announced, affiliated with the office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Mahdi Mohammed Al-Mashat.
The center aims to contribute to alleviating the humanitarian effects and consequences on “civilians and civilian assets” in the theaters of military operations on land, sea, and air. This is done by adhering to Islamic teachings and compliance with international humanitarian law in a manner that does not conflict with the interests of Yemen or harm it.
To further clarify the role of this center, the media spokesperson Mazen Heba explains that the Humanitarian Operations Center was established to protect civilians and civilian assets in the theaters of military operations.
It achieves this by communicating with owners, operators, and directors of international shipping companies, government and non-governmental entities, and relevant international organizations. The center also clarifies the prohibition standards on ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea, aiming to enhance the security and safety of navigation for ships outside the embargo.
Heba added in his statement to “Almasirah” that the center is ready to participate in a joint team for coordination and communication to ensure that ships outside the embargo are not targeted by the Yemeni Armed Forces in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Gulf of Aden. He emphasized that all military operations conducted by the Armed Forces in occupied Palestinian ports or at sea adhere to Islamic teachings and comply with international humanitarian law.
Heba explained that the center coordinates and communicates with international shipping companies such as the Chinese shipping company “COSCO.”
It informed them that if they have ships with partial ownership involving the United States, Britain, or Israel, or if they are heading to occupied Palestinian ports, the center is not responsible for their safety if they pass through the Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb, Arabian Sea, and Gulf of Aden.
This is also applicable to passing ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, aiming to mitigate potential damage to civilian sailors and civilian ships unrelated to the Zionist enemy or hostile countries to Yemen, such as the United States and Britain.
According to Heba, the center is responsible for communicating with all passing ships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Gulf of Aden, verifying and confirming that they are not linked to the Zionist enemy, the American or British governments, and that their ownership does not belong to countries hostile to Yemen. This is to ensure their safe passage.
Separation and Neutralization.
On the other hand, Zaid Al-Ghrissi, the head of the Media and Cultural Affairs Department at the Presidential Office, states, “As we are in a battle with the United States and Britain, two hostile countries to Yemen according to the decision issued by the President, and with the Israeli enemy entity, the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center has a fundamental role, which is to coordinate the protection of civilian assets and warn them against approaching legitimate targets of countries hostile to Yemen, and to separate and neutralize military targets from civilian assets.”
Al-Ghrissi added: “The center’s function is to communicate and coordinate internally and externally with all parties, government and non-governmental entities, and relevant international organizations. It also includes representatives from relevant authorities as needed.”
He explained that the center’s current role in the theater of operations in Yemeni regional waters is to warn shipping companies not to associate with the United States, Britain, or Israel. It also warns ships seeking to transport goods or essential materials to the Israeli enemy entity and not complying with Yemen’s decision to stop the entry of American and British ships, given that these two countries are hostile to Yemen.
Considering that the Red Sea and Bab el Mandeb Strait have become an operational theater, Al-Ghrissi confirmed that the center coordinates with all international ships to safely enter Yemeni waters. It informs these ships about the ongoing operations, issues warnings, and works to neutralize and protect civilian assets in the theaters of naval and land military operations.
He continued, “The Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center is fully connected to the decision of classifying countries hostile to Yemen.
In other words, when engaging in a ground or naval war with any country hostile to Yemen, the center’s function is to neutralize civilian assets, coordinate to avoid targeting them, and move them away from military target areas to ensure the center’s significant protection of civilians and civilian assets. This way, the benefit is maximized.”
Since the start of the offensive, the Tel Aviv regime has killed over 30,000 Palestinians and injured more than 72,000 others.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced preventing the Israeli-bounded ships from reaching the occupied Palestine through the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab until the Israeli aggression is stopped and the siege on Gaza is lifted.
The maritime attacks have forced some of the world’s biggest shipping and oil companies to suspend transit through one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.
Tankers are instead adding thousands of miles to international shipping routes by sailing around the continent of Africa rather than going through the Suez Canal.
The US and Britain have been carrying out strikes against Yemen after Washington and its allies offered the Tel Aviv regime their unqualified support and said that Yemeni forces bear the consequences of their attacks against Israeli-linked ships sailing to and from the occupied territories.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have said they won’t stop retaliatory strikes.
Source: Al-Masirah Net
