Australia has joined the US, UK, Japan and other nations in signing an international statement calling for an "immediate end" to Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.
The Iran-backed Yemeni rebels have blockaded the waters in support of Palestine, targeting Israel-linked or destined ships with the hopes of ending Tel Aviv's retaliation which followed an October 7 Hamas attack.
Action in the Red Sea has escalated in the last week as seven Houthis were killed in a clash with US military helicopters after they fired on a Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou container ship.
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