Italy will become a target should it join attacks against Yemen, says Houthi leader

A senior official from Yemen's Houthis said in an interview published on Monday that Italy will become a target if it takes part in attacks against the country.

Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthi's supreme revolutionary committee, told daily La Repubblica that Italy must be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and put pressure on Israel to stop attacks on Gaza, adding that that would be the only way to achieve peace in the region.

Italy said on Friday it would provide the admiral in command of a European Union Red Sea naval mission it has joined to protect ships from attacks by Yemen's Houthi militia.