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Yemen's Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea during the Israel-Hamas war, raising concerns about the impact on the flow of oil, grain and consumer goods through a major global trade artery. Israeli-linked vessels have been targeted, but the threat to trade has grown this…
Attacks on commercial ships near the Middle Eastern country of Yemen have forced huge freight companies to change or pause their movements on one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Who is launching these attacks, what is their end goal and what are the potential repercussions?
LONDON: Yemen's Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea during the Israel-Hamas war, raising concerns about the impact on the flow of oil, grain and consumer goods
Houthi rebels are "driven by domestic political calculations in Yemen, regional cooperation with Iran and an ideological disposition against Israel," one analyst wrote.