The Sana’a government’s announcement of carrying out multiple missile attacks on Israel was met with a broad American and regional movement, since Tuesday, to prevent the arrival of the attacks, which Sana’a confirmed that the attacks will be continuing, under the title of “ensuring that the conflict does not expand,” as Saudi Arabia and America stressed the redoubling of efforts in air and sea and the missile defenses. While Jordan requested American defense systems to confront and any missiles or drones that pass over Jordanian airspace.
The Pentagon said on Wednesday in a statement observed by “Yemen Eco” website that Minister loid Austin met with the Saudi minister of Defense Khalid Bin Salman who is currently present in America, and they agreed “on working for preventing any escalation in the region” he added in the Pentagon statement that “Loid Austin confirmed the USA commitment to work with kingdom for strengthening more integration” especially in the airspace and missile defense and maritime security, and in response to the increased threats in the region”
Bin Salman said On the X platform monitored by “Yemen Eco” website “we discussed the regional and international developments and exerted efforts in this regard, and the vision of both countries in maintaining security and supporting the stability.
Bin Salman hours later met with American secretary of State Antoni Blinkin, and discussed “threats from the government active sides and the peace efforts in Yemen” in accordance with the American State Department’s statement monitored by “Yemen Eco” website on Thursday. Earlier, the Saudi minister of defense met with American national security advisor, Jake Solivan and also discussed the defense of the partners of the USA against the threats of the missiles and air attacks which Sana’a forces announced its execution against Israel that come at the top of list of the “threats” which the Saudi minister discussed with the Americans, especially, the US announced clearly that it will work to prevent the involvement of any regional parties in the conflict that is going on in Palestine.
Journalistic sources attributed Israeli media reported that Saudi Arabia refused Yemeni request in not intercepting the ballistic missiles and drones that will be launched towards the Israeli occupation.
The Israeli website “124” had said earlier that Saudi Arabia contributed in the interception of one of the missiles that has been launched by Sana’a forces on 19th October 2023, which the Pentagon announced its interception by an American warship in the Red Sea.
Observers see, that Saudi Arabia faces a dilemma regarding the expansion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because it wants to maintain of what has been achieved in the negotiations with Sana’a government, especially what is related to the ceasefire, but also it encountered American pressures to play a role in preventing Sana’a from the continuation of launching missiles and drones towards Israel.
In this context, a report was monitored by Yemen Eco website, attributed to Routers that Saudi analyst Aziz Alghshan as saying that the kingdom “is concerned of the extension of the conflict across its borders” he said in a comment on the attacks that Sana’a government announced its execution against Israel:” I think the problem lies that this war might put Saudi Arabia in a position is considered biased to the US or Israel and or Iran, and” think that Saudi Arabia wants to avoid that.”
At the same time, a report by the Israeli channel “Kan” observed by “Yemen eco” website, on Wednesday, said that” the Jordanian authorities started discussions with the Houthis in Yemen and Hizuballh for preventing the slipping of missiles and shells that were launched on Israel.” It added that Jordan “demanded Yemen with Guarantees that its missiles and drones will not pass through their airspace.”
The Israeli broadcasting authority said” that the Jordanian officials are concerned of the danger expansion by the Houthis in Yemen” pointing out that Jordan requested the USA recently the deployment of patriots’ batteries on its territories.
This also has been confirmed by routers report monitored by “Yemen Eco” website attributed formed Jordanian officials and security sources, as saying that “Jordan is demanding now obtaining American advanced supplies and defense support due to the fears of possibility of more involvement of Iran and its proxies at any widespread conflict might be ignited in the middle east. Earlier, the spokesman of Sana’a forces Yahya Sarai declared on Wednesday that the attacks with Yemeni ballistic missiles and drones on Israel will “continue “and that after his announcement for the second time about a large batch of drones on several targets in the depths of Zionist entity in the occupied Palestine and they reached its targets as he said.