The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemns and denounces the terrorist Houthi militia’s hijacking of a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship, which was heading from Socotra Island to the port of Jizan, Saudi Arabia, while transporting equipment for the operation of a field hospital, thus constituting a flagrant violation of the international law of the sea.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that what the terrorist Houthi militia has committed is maritime piracy that poses a great threat to the freedom of maritime navigation in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea, and demonstrates its insistence on destabilizing security and stability in the region, calling on the international community to condemn this dangerous terrorist act and compel the Houthis to immediately release the ship and its crew.

SOURCE: BAHRAINNEWSAGENCY