Houthi Figure Calls Egypt’s Defensive Support for Saudi Arabia a ‘Declaration of War’

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi has described the Egyptian parliament’s authorization for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take defensive measures in support of Saudi Arabia as a “declaration of war” on Yemen.

His remarks challenge Cairo’s stated position that its support is limited to defending Saudi territory.

The parliamentary authorization empowers Sisi to take defensive steps to support the kingdom. Cairo maintains that the purpose of those measures is the protection of Saudi land.

Al-Houthi’s characterization and Egypt’s explanation present sharply different interpretations of the authorization: one frames it as a move against Yemen, while the other defines it as defensive support for Saudi Arabia.