Israel has made abundantly clear that it won’t tolerate Houthi terrorism and will strike back as it sees fit
The United States and the United Kingdom are teaming up to finally do something about Houthi piracy in the Red Sea. The two countries are beefing up their naval presence to deter the increasing attacks on international shipping in the region. The USS Carney, a destroyer, shot down 14 Houthi drones over the weekend, while a British destroyer, the HMS Diamond, shot down another.
Houthi pirates have operated in the shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza — and have also launched missiles at Israel, to provoke a wider conflict — but as shipping losses have mounted into the billions of dollars, Western powers moved this problem to the front burner. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a maritime passage that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, is particularly vulnerable, with around 7.8 million barrels of oil moving through it daily. Maersk, the international shipping behemoth, has slammed the brakes on its Red Sea operations.
Although the US and the UK are promising to take resolute action, Israel has made abundantly clear that it won’t tolerate Houthi terrorism and will strike back as it sees fit.
“We are giving the world a chance first,” warned Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “But if we have to, we will know how to act.”
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