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France joins 10-nation coalition against Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes

This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, 19 November 2023. Yemen's Houthis seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies. AP

France has joined a US-led international force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

Referring to the Red Sea shipping situation in a statement released from Bahrein early Tuesday, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced: “This is an international challenge that demands collective action ...Therefore today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative.”

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