Yemen: Houthis announce “intensify” their actions in the Red Sea during Ramadan. These Iran-backed insurgents say they are carrying out their attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel is at war with Hamas.
Since November, the Houthis have increased attacks against merchant and sometimes military ships in theRed Sea and the Gulf of Aden. “Today we are facing an overflow of violence on the high seas in an uninhibited way, in the Black and Red Sea,” said Laurent Saunois, commander of the frigate Languedoc.