A senior Houthi leader has mentioned newly-elected MP George Galloway as a potential peacemaker amidst the ongoing Red Sea crisis.
The Houthi rebels, controlling parts of Yemen, have been involved in a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea since November, purportedly in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
The latest incident involved the Belize-registered Rubymar, which was struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile on February 18 and subsequently sank at approximately 2.15am on Saturday.
The vessel, carrying around 21,000 metric tons of ammonium phosphate sulphate fertiliser, poses both an environmental risk in the Red Sea and a subsurface impact risk to other ships navigating the busy shipping lanes.
Senior Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al Houthi placed the blame squarely on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the UK government for the sinking and its potential consequences.
In a message posted on X, al Houthi accused Sunak of bearing responsibility for the Rubymar and supporting what he referred to as “genocide and siege in Gaza.”
The Houthi leader falsely claimed that the vessel was UK-owned and suggested a unique solution to “salvage” the situation.
Al Houthi proposed that Sunak could rectify the crisis by “sending a letter of guarantee… signed by George Galloway, that the relief trucks agreed upon at that time would enter Gaza”.
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