ADEN, Yemen, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Wednesday issued a warning to the Houthi group against dragging the war-torn Arab nation into regional conflicts amid the escalating Israel-Iran confrontation, the state-run Saba news agency reported.
In a high-level meeting, the council said it would hold the group and its supporters "fully responsible for the dire consequences and repercussions of any additional reckless actions launched from Yemeni territory."
Such actions, the council warned, would "plunge the country into further crises," including the "increasing militarization of waterways, threatening food security and the remaining livelihood opportunities, and exacerbating the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people."
Despite the warning, the Houthi group on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to cross-border operations in support of Gaza.
Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council, the Houthis' highest governing body in Sanaa, characterized the situation in Gaza as "an ongoing criminal Israeli aggression." Speaking through the group's al-Masirah TV, al-Mashat stated that the Houthis' operations in support of Gaza "will not cease, regardless of the extent of the sacrifices."
The PLC's warning comes as military operations between Israel and Iran have intensified since Friday, with Israel continuing attacks on sites and targets within the Islamic Republic, while Tehran responds with missile strikes against Israeli territory.
The Houthi group announced on Sunday that it had launched several hypersonic ballistic missiles against "sensitive" targets in Tel Aviv, claiming the attacks were conducted in coordination with Iranian operations against Israel. ■
