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The Israeli war on the Palestinian Gaza Strip has led to unprecedented tensions in the Red Sea, with the Yemeni Houthis (Ansar Allah) restricting access through the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The Houthis, who control most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and possess a large arsenal of missiles and drones, are a part of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” which is allied to Iran and opposes Israel.
After the outbreak of the war in Gaza, the Houthis launched several attacks at the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat. They also seized an Israeli-owned commercial ship and attacked several others in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The group escalated on December 9 by announcing it will be targeting any ship passing through the Red Sea en route to Israel, regardless of whether the ship’s ownership is linked to the country. The decision was taken in response to the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
The French military announced later that one of its warships, the frigate Languedoc, shot down two drones coming “straight toward it” from a Yemeni port city held by the Houthis on December 9.
On December 11, the Houthis scored a victory when they hit the Norwegian Motor Tanker Strinda with an anti-ship cruise missile as it was sailing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait to an Israeli port. Later on the same day, French frigate Languedoc intercepted another drone that was launched by the Houthis.
The successful attack on Strinda forced Israel to deploy one of its advanced Sa’ar 6-class corvettes to the Red Sea for the first time on December 12. Around the same time, several reports revealed a plan by the United States to form a task force in the Red Sea to counter the Houthis and escort ships sailing to Israel.
The recent moves by Israel, France and the U.S. didn’t intermediate the Houthis. On December 13, Two missiles were fired from an area in Yemen held by the group at the Marshall Islands-flagged Ardmore Encounter oil and chemical tanker near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The vessel was not hit however. The U.S. military said that a drone was also shot down by one of its warships, the destroyer USS Mason.
Tensions in the Red Sea could escalate into a full-on conflict if Israel continues its war on Gaza. Any attempt to deter the Houthis with force by the U.S. and its allies will likely backfire. The only solution to secure Bab al-Mandab Strait may be to end the blockade on the Strip.
allah is fucked, so is south front. this is the end of south front. if you are a christian you should not and never be on the side of islamic jihad, shame on you!
yo dude.. you talk like you got something stuck up your a-hole
yes i do. so what? we all need to support israel so there will a safe place for lgbt in the middle east.
that is my dick up your ass. and i know you love it.
hey on another note, salute to the yeminis that have bigger balls than all of the industrialized arab nations around them, that are bat s*** scared of going against the israelis. i even suspect in the u.s. newly formed coalition against yemen, that the nations that did not want to be identified were arab nations, for sure saudi arabia and qatar.
didn’t jesus say “turn the other cheek?”. technically, if you’re a christian you should bend over and take it up the ass.
they fired two missiles at an oil tanker and failed to hit it? come on houthis. you couldn’t ask for an easier target! did the oil tanker dodge out of the way?
ending the gaza disaster. russia doesn’t need to negotiate in ukraine, they won. zelensky made the trip to argentina to secure a safe [???] place to live with an unending supply of coke. if he doesn’t leave soon he’ll be shot [and no one will care]. the us is running away as fast as it’s little legs can carry it.
if the us had any brains they would send a note to biby saying “you have 24 hours to fix this or we are taking our air craft carriers and all troops back home and no more bombs or guns for your irresponsible despicable dirty asses. this would make them world class heroes instead of world’s #1 assholes”.