Ansar Allah’s General Directorate of Fisheries in the Red Sea said in a statement released by Ansar Allah’s Yemeni news agency Saba that “the Eritrean navy has kidnapped 139 Yemeni fishermen. when they fished in the Yemeni waters of the Red Sea.”

“We condemn the crimes committed by the Eritrean Navy against Yemeni fishermen who were looking for food for their families in Yemeni territorial waters,” she said.

She stated that “the fishermen belong to the Mocha district in Taiz governorate and the Hoha district in Hodeidah governorate, including 23 underage fishermen. The Eritreans have confiscated their boats and fishing equipment, which is their only source of livelihood. for them and their families.