28-07-2025
Yemen's Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel
ATHENS, Greece — The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the next phase of its operations against Israel.
The Iran-backed Houthis launched a campaign targeting merchant vessels in response to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip , saying they were doing so in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Their attacks over the past two years have upended shipping in the Red Sea , through which $1 trillion of goods usually passes each year.
