Proceeding contribution from Emily Thornberry (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility.
UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
The Houthis say that they are shelling international shipping in order to help the Palestinians, but does my right hon. Friend agree that by not just undermining international trade but causing a devastating decline in the use of the Suez canal and crashing the numbers of cruise ships visiting Aqaba, they are actually attacking Egypt and Jordan—two countries which could not be working harder for a future for the Palestinians, which could not be giving more support, whether it is financial, political or diplomatic, and which provide a refuge for so many? Does he agree that if the Houthis really care about the Palestinians, they should simply stop this?
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- 2024-26
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- Piracy Military intervention Yemen Security Shipping USA Gulf of Aden Red Sea Houthis
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