Djibouti not to partake in US-led naval coalition against Yemen | Al Mayadeen English

Djibouti not to partake in US-led naval coalition against Yemen | Al Mayadeen English: Djibouti's Foreign Minister stated that Djibouti is reluctant to participate in the alliance despite that the suspension of maritime trade in the Bab el Mandeb could potentially harm Djibouti's economy. FM: John Whitbeck The pro-Israel Red Sea naval coalition recently announced by the U.S. government has been struggling to attract active participants. When the Pentagon announced that 20 countries would be contributing to this coalition, it admitted, bizarrely, that eight of them did not wish their participation to be publicy disclosed, which gave rise to inevitable questions as to why, if these eight countries exist, they would be embarrassed to have their participation known. In addition, several of the 12 countries publicly named have since disclaimed any participation in this coalition or made clear that they would only be contributing one or two people to be based in Bahrain. In a remarkable demonstration of unintimidated independence and principled pro-Palestine solidarity, reported in the article transmitted below, Djibouti, located on the Bab el Mandeb and host to a large American naval base, has declined to participate, with its foreign minister stating that Djibouti considers Yemeni attacks on Israeli-linked vessels "legitimate relief for the Palestinians" and that "If Palestine does not find relief elsewhere, may God bless the relief provided by the Yemenis." Indeed, Yemen is the only Arab country which has been providing any useful support to Palestine since October 7.