The Security Council asks the Houthis to release the ship “Rawabi”.

The Security Council renewed its condemnation of the attacks on ships near Yemen, noting in a draft declaration on The importance of maintaining the freedom of navigation.

The Security Council condemned the detention by the Houthis of the Emirati ship “Rawabi” and asked the Houthis to release the ship and its crew.

This was stated on Monday by the representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Rawabi ship, kidnapped by the Houthi militia, is carrying medical assistance, noting that she is carrying equipment to the field hospital on the island of Socotra.

The Emirati representative said the Rawabi ship’s crew includes 11 people of different nationalities, demanding the immediate release of the ship and its crew.

In a letter from the UAE government to the Security Council, the UAE delegate said the hijacking of the “Rawabi” ship is not the first incident of the Houthis in the Red Sea, as the Houthi militia had intercepted and arrested at least 3 ships first.

He added that the Houthi militia targeted 13 commercial ships with boats and explosive mines, pointing out that Houthi piracy contradicts international law.

The UAE delegate stressed that the Houthi piracy raises real concerns about the freedom and safety of navigation and international trade in the Red Sea.

On January 3, the Coalition to Support Legittimacy in Yemen announced that a merchant ship had been violated and robbed by the Houthi militia off the Yemeni city of Hodeidah.

Coalition forces spokesman Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki said in a statement that the ship was hijacked and hijacked at 11:57 pm on Sunday (January 2, 2022) while sailing in front of Al Hudaydah governorate.

He also added that the ship was in naval mission from the island of Socotra to the port of Jizan, carrying on board all the field equipment for the operation of the Saudi field hospital on the island after the end of its mission and the establishment of a hospital on the island island.

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