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  Houthis Issue Ultimatum to Israel: Yemen Will Resume Naval Blockade if Aid Is Not Allowed into Gaza In a televised speech, Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi said Yemen will not stand idly by in the face of Israel’s attempt to starve Gaza into submission. Shuaib Almosawa Mar 8 ∙ Guest post Last Sunday, just as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was beginning, Israel announced that it was halting all humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip and said it would maintain the blockade until Hamas agreed to Israel’s new terms for a temporary “ceasefire.” Hamas maintains that it has abided by the original terms of the January 19 agreement and is prepared to move to a second phase, which envisions the release of all remaining Israeli captives held in the Strip, a complete Israeli withdrawal and an end to the war. Negotiations are currently underway in Cairo. In response to Israel’s resumption of the humanitarian blockade against Gaza, Yemen’s Houthi movement announced Friday that if Is...