Yemen: In the context of discussing the fourth escalation round initiated by Yemen's Armed Forces in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza, it can be said that this round is the most militarily significant compared to previous rounds.

It is also the most influential at the strategic level of the battle. The data of this round has established additional combat rules and expanded the scope of naval operations to include various seas in the region, from the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean, in addition to the Mediterranean Sea, which has become a new operational area for the Armed Forces.

The upcoming operations within this escalation framework will target all ships of companies still shipping goods to the occupied ports of Palestine, supplying the enemy entity with economic resources from the Mediterranean Sea. To clarify further, especially as announced by the spokesperson for the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare'e, the targeting issue will affect all ships of the companies attempting to breach the embargo decision in the Mediterranean Sea as a first stage. It will automatically expand if these companies continue their ties with the enemy entity while engaging in any aggressive actions toward the city of Rafah. In this case, the targeting will be comprehensive and will affect all ships of these companies in any location of the other seas within the Armed Forces' operational zone, including the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean, regardless of their destination or voyages to other countries.

Temporal and Military Effects of the Escalation Decision

One important aspect would clarify is that the decision to launch this escalation round was not based solely on military matters but was a wise move in terms of timing and carefully planned in its military and strategic details by the leadership, represented by the Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik Badreddin al-Houthi. It came in response to the requirements of the confrontation and the challenges facing the Palestinian people and the resistance in Gaza, and as a reinforcement of the deterrence strategy against the Israeli enemy entity, which continues to commit genocide in Gaza and is preparing for an imminent aggressive attack on the city of Rafah, which is crowded with a million and a half displaced Palestinians and citizens. Therefore, the timing of the decision to escalate for Yemen's Armed Forces was a crucial and extremely sensitive matter.

From a military perspective, this round will focus on achieving goals and changes in the confrontation and deterrence against the Israeli enemy entity. It will raise the pressure level, tighten the maritime blockade on this entity, and enhance the factors of resilience of the Palestinian people and their resistance in Gaza. Looking at its operational identity, the stated objective includes the implementation of a complete maritime blockade on the Israeli enemy entity and the cessation of its trade. The Mediterranean Sea, given its geographical significance, is considered the last artery that feeds this entity with supplies and goods. It is the only lung it breathes from, and militarily blocking it will disrupt these supplies and paralyze life from the remaining ports of the entity, dramatically affecting ports like Haifa and Ashdod. Additionally, including the ships of major shipping companies that still supply the entity with goods on the target list is a coercive option that will weaken the power of the enemy entity and completely halt its commercial activity.

Therefore, Yemen's Armed Forces, in this sensitive phase, despite the challenges they face possess the appropriate military strength and capability to execute escalation paths. Its striking arms in the missile units and unmanned aerial weapons have succeeded in many of the most complex military operations, achieving qualitative accomplishments in targeting the depths of occupied Palestine, disrupting its port, and targeting ships heading to the enemy entity within all water basins in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and extending to the depths of the Indian Ocean. Therefore, its ability to target ships in the Mediterranean Sea is a feasible matter.

The continued commitment of the enemy entity to commit genocide in Gaza will be its final mistake. The new escalation round will witness unprecedented offensive maneuvers that will completely disrupt its ports and prohibit its maritime navigation from the farthest point of the Indian Ocean to the farthest point of the Mediterranean Sea.