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How have Red Sea attacks by Yemen’s Houthi fighters affected companies?

A video shows Houthi fighters' takeover of the ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea near Hodeidah, Yemen [File: Houthi Movement via Getty Images]

Attacks on vessels by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea have disrupted international trade on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.

The strikes, which came in solidarity with Palestinians facing Israeli bombardments in Gaza, are targeting a route that accounts for about 15 percent of the world’s shipping traffic, forcing several shipping companies to reroute their vessels.

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