Their attacks have forced major shipping lines to suspend services in the strategically important region, where 12% to 15% of world trade passed before the war, and have driven up shipping costs.
Yemen’s Houthis targeted two US destroyers, the cargo ship Cyclades in the Red Sea and the MSC Orion in the Indian Ocean, the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Shari announced in the early hours of the morning.
Since mid-November, Yemeni rebels, part of the so-called “axis of resistance”, a loose alliance close to Iran, have been launching attacks against ships mainly in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, sea lanes of major importance for global trade. They initially targeted ships they said were linked to Israel — now they also target ships of its allies, notably the US and Britain — as a sign of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an enclave that has been bombarded and besieged by the Israeli army since on the 7th of October.
Their attacks have forced major shipping lines to suspend services in the strategically important region, through which 12% to 15% of world trade passed before the war, and have increased shipping costs as ships are now forced to go around of the African continent.
Source :Skai
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