Yemen’s Ansar Allah, or Houthi, movement has claimed that it forced eight Saudi oil tankers to reroute around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope, according to a statement by the group. "As part of efforts to enforce the ‘blockade-for-blockade’ formula and following steps taken by our armed forces to tighten the naval blockade of the Saudi enemy’s oil vessels, eight tankers were forced to change their course," the statement reads. The Houthis added that they would continue enforcing the naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and attacking its vessels wherever possible. On July 20, Ansar Allah military spokesperson Yahya Saria announced a ban on maritime navigation linked to Saudi Arabia. The Houthis later said they had carried out missile and drone strikes against two Saudi oil tankers in response to alleged violations of the blockade.