Dhaka, May 20 -- Yemen's Houthi group announced Monday that it will start a campaign of targeting the Israeli port of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast, in response to the Israeli ongoing offensive and blockade on Gaza, warning commercial ships to keep away.

"We will impose a naval blockade on the port of Haifa," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

"All companies with ships present in or heading to the port of Haifa should take into consideration the contents of this statement and what will be stated later," he said, adding that "all our measures and decisions related to the Israeli enemy will cease once the aggression on Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted."

On Sunday, the g...