The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says Washington sought China’s mediation to stop strikes by the Yemeni armed forces on Israeli-bound ships in the Red Sea.
Speaking in a televised speech broadcast from the Yemeni capital of Sana’a on Thursday, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said today the United States sees its power waning at home and overseas.
Houthi also renewed his pledge that Yemen’s anti-Israel operations will continue until the regime’s campaign of genocide in Gaza ends.
“One sign of its failure is Washington’s attempt to seek assistance from Beijing in order to mediate and persuade us to stop our operations in support of the Palestinians against Israeli ships and those associated with the Israeli enemy.”
“China knows what America is doing in Taiwan, and it knows what America has done in targeting China and imposing economic sanctions and seeking to limit its economic growth. China knows America’s hostile policies against it, and it is well aware of the extent of the American conspiracy through the Taiwan issue. Therefore, China will not involve itself in serving America or working for its interests.”
Houthi also said Israel and its Western backers must realize that they cannot break the resolve of the Yemeni people by repeated airstrikes on the Yemeni territory.
Houthi touched upon Israel’s ongoing campaign in Gaza in the wake of the January 26 ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He said international institutions cannot make just and effective decisions regarding the crimes of Israel due to the US influence.
Houthi said the West’s moral bankruptcy is evident in their recent move to cut funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
He also slammed Arab countries for exporting goods to Israel, calling it an act of betrayal as the Palestinians are starving to death in the besieged Gaza Strip.
US and British warplanes have recently conducted several airstrikes on Yemen, targeting the capital Sana’a and several other cities in response to the pro-Palestinian strikes by the Yemeni armed forces in the Red Sea.
Since the start of the Israeli hostilities in early October, the United States and its Western allies have been providing financial and logistical support to Israel in its campaign.
