Ouagadougou: Tensions in the Red Sea are at a very high level and it is likely that the situation will soon get out of control, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday at the press.

‘Tensions in the Red Sea are at an exorbitant level, and will soon likely be impossible to contain,’ he said.

In addition, the head of the World Organization expressed his ‘deep concern due to the daily shooting’ on the Israeli-Lebanese border. ‘This risks provoking a wider escalation between Israel and Lebanon, which would have a significant impact on regional stability,’ he added, calling for a cessation of hostilities.

On the night of January 12, British and American military forces launched strikes using aircraft, ships and submarines against targets of the Houthi rebel movement Ansar Allah in a number of Yemeni towns, including Sanaa and Hodeidah. US President Joe Biden said the operation followed ‘unprecedented Houthi attacks’ in the Red Sea and was defensive in nature. It targeted rebel missile sites, drones
and radar stations.

On January 13, a naval base near the Red Sea port of Hodeidah was attacked. The aircraft carrier USS Carney struck an airfield north of the Yemeni capital with Tomahawk missiles.

Following the escalation of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis declared that they would strike Israeli territory and would not allow associated ships to pass through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab el-Strait. Mandeb until the operation in the Palestinian enclave has ended. The US military’s Central Command estimates that Yemeni rebels have attacked more than 20 civilian ships and vessels in the Red Sea since mid-November.

Source: Burkina Information Agency