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Cargo ship crew held by Houthi rebels released after more than a year in captivity

A handout screen grab taken from a video released by the Houthis media center shows Omani officials receiving crew members of the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader at Sana'a airport.
The crew of the cargo ship Galaxy Leader, captured by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in 2023, have been released ‘in support’ of the Gaza ceasefire deal, the group has said. Photograph: Houthis Media Center/Handout/EPA

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV has reported.

It said on Wednesday the crew were handed to Oman “in coordination” with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza’s war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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