“Timhouthi Chalamet”, Yemeni influencer “hungry for martyrdom” and defender of “free Palestine”

His resemblance to French-American actor Timothée Chalamet has gone viral on social media. A Yemeni influencer, Rashid Al Haddad, is nicknamed “Sexy Houthi Hacker“, in reference to the Yemeni Houthi tribe. The British daily reports that for several weeks, a 19-year-old man has been publishing videos of himself on a hijacked container ship. Telegraph . Commercial ships of this type have been regularly hijacked by the Houthis for several weeks, as a sign of Gaza’s support in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

According to TelegraphThere will be a ship Galaxy Leader

«Flying the Bahamian flag and chartered by Japan“The Houthis captured the commercial boat, owned by an Israeli businessman, on November 19. Yemeni rebels then released a video of a helicopter landing on the ship before storming it. Rashid al-Hadad first published the video of the ship on Instagram on November 29. That is, the boat Ten days after capture.

In the video, Rashid Al Hadad walks through the aisles of the ship with other young men, who also take videos and photos. They all approached the ship, far from shore, aboard a small wooden skiff. Rashid Al Hadad always wears the same outfit – a traditional long brown dress and jacket of the same color – which suggests that he has published several videos taken from different angles on the same day.

Rashid Al Hadad describes himself as “Ready for sacrifice and eager for martyrdom“, according to Telegraph and reportedly said that the Houthis “Will bomb all Israeli ships” However, the young man with curly brown hair, who may actually be Yemeni, may not be a real Houthi. He has not shared other videos on other captured ships. He introduces himself on threads – X’s new rival – as “Media personality, actor and photographer», notes the British daily. And 31,500 people follow him on Instagram.

Committed to influential Palestine

The influencer, however, accompanies his video with a commitment text that reads “Free Palestine” “Those who love Palestine, react“, we can read. “I hope my message reaches you, who are for a free Palestine. We will ignite it against Israeli aggression that violates human rights“, he also wrote, according to Telegraph.

But if Rashid Al Hadad has gone viral on social networks, it is mainly for his resemblance to Timothée Chalamet. which earned him the nickname “Timahout to Chalamet» OrSexy Houthi Hacker” But the many complimentary comments on her body are far from pleasing her. The young influencer also asked her fans to stop “bragged about her beauty», explains Telegraph. “I did not talk about beauty or anything else, but our cause is Palestine, and this is not the time to talk about beauty.», he wrote on X, quoted by the British daily.

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The Houthis, in a nearly decade-long war against Yemen’s government, have been targeting merchant ships linked to Israel, in an area critical to international trade. The United States decided to lead the response by striking the Houthis in concert with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.