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Houthis could sever global Internet lines by targeting submarine cables, expert says

Tensions rise in the Red Sea as Houthis escalate military operations and hint at potential cyberwarfare disrupting global internet connectivity for 2 billion people in Europe and Asia

Anwar Muneer/The Media Line | 05.01.24

Iran ship linked to Houthi attacks goes home amid Israel tensions, report says

Behshad ends Red Sea expedition during which it allegedly provided support for Houthi rebels in attacks on shipping vessels

Ynet | 04.18.24

The world needs to understand why the Red Sea is important

Analysis: Tensions surrounding the Red Sea sparked by Houthi attacks on transiting vessels have serious global economic, environmental and security ramifications

Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line | 03.13.24

Fatalities, burn wounds in Houthi attack on commercial ship

Barbados-flagged True Confidence bulk carrier hit by a missile 50 nautical miles from Aden, Yemen; Crew deserts vessel as fire spreads on board

Agencies | 03.06.24

ספינת המשא רובימאר שטבעה לאחר תקיפת החות'ים

Oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight Houthi risk to Red Sea

US Central Command warns of 'environmental disaster' should unmitigated attacks by Iran proxy continue in critical waterway; aggravating concerns is Red Sea’s unique circular water patterns which operate essentially as a giant lagoon

Associated Press | 03.03.24

Ship hit by Houthis last month sinks in Red Sea, first vessel lost in conflict

Rubymar, loaded with 41,000 tons of fertilizer, struck by Houthi missiles, leading to abandonment and sinking in Yemen; US warns of 29 km pollution trail, raising alarms over potential major environmental catastrophe

Associated Press | 03.02.24

How Houthi Red Sea attacks affect Israeli ports

Continuous attacks by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels sever vital arteries of global economy, compelling maritime transport companies to divert routes away from Bab al-Mandab, tripling travel time to Israeli ports

I24NEWS | 02.23.24

Houthis reportedly sink British ship in Red Sea

Yemeni rebels attempting to impose a blockade on Israel fired rockets on a British ship and reportedly managed to sink it, the first time it has succeeded since the start of Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza

Lior Ben Ari | 02.19.24

Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea

This is how the Houthis could cause a tea shortage in Britian

More than half of Britain's imported tea comes from Kenya and India, making it dependent on the Red Sea shipping route, and the Houthis' attacks on ships traversing this route has led to a disruption in the supply

Reuters | 02.13.24

Waiting for Tehran to enter the fray

Analysis: Two days of continuous attack by the US, UK against pro-Iranian targets in Yemen; Houthis vow response, Iran threatens: 'Don't test the patience of the region'; US says will press on

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 02.06.24

French navy ship, the FS Languedoc (D653), as seen in port on January 20, 2024 in Djibouti, Djibouti

UK warship repels Houthi drone strike; Iran detains oil tanker 'smuggling fuel'

HMS Diamond deploys Sea Viper defense system British Ministry of Defense says calling attack intolerable, illegal and completely unacceptable, adding it is the duty of the UK to protect freedom of navigation in the Red Sea

Reuters | 01.28.24

תיעוד השתלטות ח'ותים על אוניית משא בים האדום

China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say

China says if its interests are harmed in any way, it will impact business with Tehran, sources tell news agency after Houthi strikes on maritime route raises prices worldwide

Reuters | 01.26.24

Houthis order US, British nationals to leave Yemen

Decision follows attacks on Iran-backed rebel group's weapons and military bases in response to strikes on ships in critical maritime route

Reuters | 01.24.24

המשאיות הסעודיות והירדניות מעבירות סחורה לישראל

Saudi Arabia, Jordan help circumvent Houthi threat

Companies unload cargo in Bahrain, Dubai ports where they are loaded on Saudi Arabian and Jordanian trucks and make their way to the Israel-Jordan border

Itamar Eichner | 01.21.24

Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say

Source tells Reuters group of Houthi fighters were in Iran last month, trained in an IRGC base in central Iran to get familiar with new technology and the use of missiles

Reuters | 01.20.24