Yemeni social media influencers have been sharing movies of themselves on the cargo ship which was seized by Houthi rebels within the Red Sea – with one clip displaying a gaggle of males dancing on the highest deck.
The clips have been shared on YouTube and TikTookay by Mustafa al-Mumari and Abdul Rahman al-Joubi, who describe themselves as comedians.
In one video, al-Joubi, who has greater than 42,000 YouTube followers, is seen inside a raise on the Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader ship with a gaggle of younger males.
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Al-Joubi then places what seems to be an emergency cellphone to his ear as he talks into the digital camera.
The males then step out of the raise earlier than they stroll up some stairs to the highest deck and start laughing and joking collectively.
In a separate clip which has surfaced on X, previously often called Twitter, a line of males are seen dancing on the highest deck of the ship.
Three of the lads are carrying a Yemen flag whereas among the others are clutching rifles.
Al-Joubi and al-Mumari don’t characteristic within the clip and it’s unclear who initially posted it.
Al-Mumari, who was detained by members of the Houthi group in December final yr on fees associated to freedom of expression, is seen speaking on a seaside with the ship within the background in a clip he posted on YouTube.
The influencer then travels to the Galaxy Leader in a smaller boat earlier than he’s seen on the deck of the large vessel.
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Speaking in Arabic, he jokingly says the ship shall be offered to make cash for Yemen.
He additionally calls on Israel to cease bombing Gaza and suggests individuals ought to count on to have their ships taken in the event that they preserve “killing our brothers”.
The comic later stands subsequent to a swimming pool and asks “is the whole sea not enough?”.
Al-Mumari and two different males are seen smoking shisha on the ship in the direction of the top of the video.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a video final week displaying armed males descend onto the Galaxy Leader earlier than seizing the ship within the Red Sea.
The video from Yemeni Military Media reveals no less than seven masked males, carrying what seems to be AK-47s, drop from a helicopter and land on the highest deck of the ship.
The ship was hijacked by the Iran-backed group on Sunday 19 November.
Source: information.sky.com”