Egypt Refuses to Join US-Israel Anti-Yemen Coalition in the Red Sea

Quoted by the Al Araby Al Jadeed news site, Monday (18/12/2023), an Egyptian government source said that Cairo did not intend to enter any coalition to fight Yemeni forces. Recently there was news that the United States and Israel were trying to bring together a number of countries to form a military coalition to fight Yemen, which is accused of making the Red Sea unsafe for ships bound for Israel. According to the source, the Egyptian government will continue to prioritize negotiations with various parties to resolve various tensions and crises. Meanwhile, regarding the security of the Red Sea, the Egyptian government considers it sufficient to participate in the framework of the Combined Task Force 153 (CTF 153). The coalition was formed in 2021, and was participated by 34 world countries with the aim of maintaining maritime security and increasing naval capabilities in the Red Sea, Bab El Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden. The source explained that Egypt is implementing basic and clear policies to address concerns over the Suez Canal. "Continuous relations between Egypt and Iran, on the one hand, and Egypt and Ansarullah, on the other hand, remain intact. "For a long time, the relationship between Egypt and Ansarullah has been established through security channels, and these channels aim to maintain the security of shipping in the Red Sea, in general, so that shipping in the Suez Canal is not disturbed," he said. he explained.