Aden, Jan. 03, 2022, SPA -- Yemen strongly condemned the piracy and hijacking by the Houthi militia of a civil Emirati-flagged ship laden with equipment for the Saudi field hospital, off the Yemeni governorate of Hodeidah. The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs said in a statement published by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) today, "The piracy operation by the Houthi militia represents a serious violation of international security and stability, and the security and safety of global navigation, and a disregard for all principles of international humanitarian law, particularly the San Remo Guide on International Law in and Armed Conflicts at Sea and United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The statement added: "This violation requires the international community to stand up to its responsibilities towards these irresponsible terrorist behaviors by the Houthi militias, as this represents a further evidence of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia's danger to the safety of freedom of maritime navigation and global trade in the Bab al-Mandab strait and the southern Red Sea." The Ministry renewed Yemen's support for all measures that the coalition forces will take to support legitimacy to deal with this flagrant violation to protect the security and safety of international navigation and global energy security. --SPA 20:28 LOCAL TIME 17:28 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1673577