The Role of the Palestinian Resistance in Invoking Yemeni Military Thought to Strike Israeli Strategies in the Southern Red Sea 1971-1973

Abstract

     This study sheds light on Yemen's role in supporting the Palestinian resistance to threaten and weaken Israeli strategies in Bab Almandab Strait and the southern Red Sea, as well as to threaten their navigation, by striking Israeli ships. The incident of the Liberian tanker Coral C., which was bombed by a Palestinian resistance boat in June 1971, represents one of the most important changes in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. That incident stimulated Yemeni military thought to stand alongside the Palestinian resistance in confronting the Israeli enemy, and to strike the largest naval blockade existed in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The researcher used the historical and analytical method. The study aimed to clarify the activity of the Palestinian resistance in the southern Red Sea, and the role of Yemen in confronting the Israeli enemy. The study is divided into an introduction, three sections, a conclusion, and recommendations. The first section dealt with the Palestinian Liberation Organization and its role in stimulating Yemeni military thought through its attack on the Israeli tanker Coral C. in June 1971. The second section focusses on the effects of the incident on Yemen, and its role in eliminating Spy plans in the region. The third section focused on Yemen’s role in Arab participation to weaken Israeli strategies in the largest naval blockade witnessed in the Arab-Israeli conflict, October in 1973, and then the study presented the most important results and recommendations.