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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Simon Speakman Cordall

Have the Houthi Red Sea attacks hurt Israel’s economy?

Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on Sunday, November 19, 2023 [Houthi Media Center via AP]

Tensions in the Red Sea have extended to Yemeni land after the United States and the United Kingdom led bombings against multiple sites controlled by the Houthi armed group on Thursday night.

The Houthis have carried out dozens of attacks on commercial vessels that they say are linked to Israel, and that were passing through the 30km (20-mile) wide Bab-el-Mandeb strait. They demand that Israel stop the bombardment of Gaza and allow humanitarian aid.

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