Sana'a - Saba:

The Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) revealed it has imposed sanctions on 64 companies that violated the naval blockade decision against the Israeli enemy.

In a statement obtained by Yemen News Agency (Saba), the center explained that since the start of the naval blockade enforcement, it had contacted the shipping companies whose vessels violated the blockade decision, notifying them that sanctions were imposed due to their ships' non-compliance despite receiving pre-penalty notices before entering Israeli occupation ports.

The center noted that as part of its efforts to help companies avoid sanction risks, it continues to send pre-penalty notices to shipping companies with vessels heading to Israeli occupation ports, warning them of consequences for violating the naval blockade.

It clarified that sanction notices were sent to 64 violating companies, making all fleets of these companies prohibited from crossing the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, and subject to targeting in any area within reach of Yemeni Armed Forces.

The HOCC held the violating shipping companies fully responsible for all consequences resulting from these sanctions, stressing that sanctions will continue against all companies violating the naval blockade regardless of their nationality.

It affirmed its continued punishment of companies that ignore pre-penalty notices and proceed to violate the naval blockade imposed on the Israeli occupation entity, noting these companies bear full responsibility for resulting consequences.

The center pointed out that the sanction measures aim to pressure the Israeli occupation entity to stop its aggression and lift the siege on Gaza, indicating some shipping companies have begun severing ties with violating companies and excluding the Israeli occupation entity from their commercial activities.