Human Rights Watch Says Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Vessels Amount to War Crimes
The militants have been launching missile and drone attacks against commercial and military ships in the region in what the group's leadership has described as an effort to end Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
HRW, however, said the Houthis' attacks on the two vessels 'violates the laws of war applicable to the armed conflict between the Houthis and Israel.'
'The Houthis have sought to justify unlawful attacks by pointing to Israeli violations against Palestinians,' said Niku Jafarnia, HRW's Yemen and Bahrain researcher.
Jafarnia called for the Houthis to end all attacks on ships that don't take part in the Israeli-Hamas war and immediately release detained crew members.
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