The military spokesperson for Yemen’s Ansarallah group (the Houthis), Yahya Saree, announced yesterday that the group has begun enforcing a naval blockade on the port of Haifa in Israel, in line with directives issued by its leadership.

In an official statement, Saree warned: “We alert companies whose vessels are currently docked at this port or heading towards it that Haifa has, from the moment of this statement’s release, become one of our targets. These companies must take this announcement — and any future ones — into serious consideration.”

He added that the decision followed the group’s successful enforcement of a blockade on Eilat Port, which has since ceased operations.