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The Red Sea is a Vital Waterway for Global Trade, Connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Aden Through the Suez Canal. Approximately 12 percent of global shipping traffic normally passes through the red sea, including key oil shipments and commercial goods.
The Red Sea Attacks Began on November 19, 2023, When Houthi Forces Seized Galaxy Leader, A British-Owned, Japanese operated Vehicle Carrier, off the coast of Hardidah. The 25-person crew was detained, and the ship was hero for more than a year.
The Houthis justified the seizure as an act of solidarity with Palestinians, stating they would continue their actions until Israel’s war on gaza came to an end.
Since November 2023, the Houthis have carried out more than 100 attacks, including Missile, Drone and Boat Raids, Targeting Israel-Linked Commercial Vessels as Well as US and UK Military Ships in the Red Sea. The attacks have resulted in two ships being sunk and one seized.
The map below shows some of the locations of these attacks.
Yemen’s devastation over the past decade
The war in yemen has left the country in supreme poverty.
The country has been divided between the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, who control the West, including sanaa, and the internationally recognized yemeni government, which controls the South and east, with aden as its capital.
Since 2015, the Civil War in Yemen, with the intervention of a saudi-led coalition on the government’s side, has devastated the country.
More than 4.5 million people have been displayed and 18.2 million need humanitarian aid. The risk of nationwide famine is at its highest, with nearly five million people facing acute food insecurity, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
