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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Maziar Motamedi

Can the US-led maritime force stop Yemen’s Houthi attacks during Gaza war?

Armed men stand on a Yemeni beach as the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by the Houthi rebels last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, on December 5, 2023 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The United States has announced the establishment of a new multinational maritime security force in response to attacks on ships launched by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The initiative is aimed at ensuring ships can pass through busy waterways near Yemen safely as the Houthis have been targeting vessels in protest of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 19,000 Palestinians.

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