Yemen: New surprise announced by Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi in his speech regarding the latest developments - Thursday - is the preparation for a Fourth Phase of Escalation, which may add other areas where the passage of ships associated with Israel is restricted, in addition to the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean.

In the event that the blockade on Gaza is not lifted, the Israeli entity may find itself facing a series of operations threatening the ships associated with it in areas that still represent a safe passage for ships transporting goods to and from within the Israeli entity. 

This will significantly impact the affected commercial movement due to the naval operations carried out by Sanaa forces against ships heading to the ports of the entity, further exacerbating the economic losses of the entity, which may reach a level it cannot bear.

According to observers, there is no way for the Israeli entity to stop Sanaa's attacks against its ships and those associated with it, given the blatant failure of Washington and London to stop these attacks during the past period, except by lifting the blockade on the Gaza Strip and providing food and medicine to the sector to avoid the economic catastrophe that may befall it if Sanaa expands its operations to include other areas in the coming period.

According to observers, Sanaa's naval operations and the equation it imposed, "blockade for blockade," have become a real dilemma for the Israeli entity in the face of a crisis of choices in responding. 

This has become clear since Sanaa's announcement at the beginning of allowing ships associated with Israel to pass through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on November 19, 2023, to Sanaa's announcement of expanding its operations to include the Arabian Sea on December 19, 2023, and also to Sanaa's third announcement of expanding its operations to include the Indian Ocean on March 15, 2024. The entity has continued to rely entirely on Washington and London to stop these operations.

The military escalation by Sana’a no longer represents just a dilemma for the Israeli entity but also for Washington, which has found itself unable to stop these escalating operations despite its significant military movement against Yemen with the participation of Britain.