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The Latest Breaking News from The Red Sea

US, allies in talks on naval task force to protect shipping in Red Sea after Houthi attacks

After three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen, the White House says the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea

The Independent UK

Yemen’s Houthis target Israel-linked ships in Red Sea. Here’s what to know

The Houthis seem to have made a strategic shift towards maritime operations to ramp up pressure on the US and Israel.

Al Jazeera

US Navy comes to rescue of British ship and two others in Red Sea ambush

US Navy destroyer shoots down three drones fired towards commercial vessels

The Independent UK

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Commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, U.S. warship downs 3 drones

U.S. Central Command said the attacks ‘represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live: Ceasefire Talks Have 'Stopped'; Israeli Army Reportedly Cuts Gaza Into 3

On the 59th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, Yemen's Houthis carried out multiple attacks in the Red Sea, and Qatar said it continues to work on achieving another ceasefire following the end of a seven-day truce that led to the release of dozens of hostages.

International Business Times

US destroyer shoots down drones after Houthi attack on ships in Red Sea

Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a US warship shot down three drones in self-defence during the hourslong assault, the US military said. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Houthi rebels, who are backed by…

France 24

Britain condemns 'outrageous and unlawful' missile attacks on two UK ships in Red Sea blaming Iran

Missiles which hit the Unity Explorer and Number 9 were reportedly fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

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Three commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea by Houthi rebels, says US

US military says the destroyer Carney shot down three drones as US Central Command says it believes attacks ‘fully enabled by Iran’

The Guardian - US

Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships

The Pentagon says an American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack in the Red Sea

The Independent UK

Houthi missiles strike commercial ships in Red Sea, while U.S. warship downs drones

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

WEKU

US warship downs drones after three commercial ships attacked in Red Sea

Global shipping has increasingly been targeted as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a wider regional conflict

The Independent UK

Marcos Skips COP28, Vows To Work On Release Of 17 Filipino Seafarers Held By Houthis

Marcos is skipping the COP28 conference due to "important developments" regarding the case of 17 Filipino crew members of an Israeli-linked cargo ship that Houthis hijacked last month.

International Business Times

Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden

Somalia’s maritime police force has intensified patrols in the Red Sea following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden earlier this week

The Independent UK

This photo does not show Israeli weapons in cargo ship seized by Houthis

On November 19, Yemen's Houthi rebels hijacked an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Red Sea, taking 25 of its crew members hostage. Some social media users are sharing a photo purportedly showing that the cargo ship was carrying weapons. We tell you where this photo really comes from in this…

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Al Jazeera

US considers redesignating Houthis as ‘terror’ group after ship seizure

White House had reversed designation against rebel group in 2021 to help get aid to war-torn Yemen.

The Independent UK

Analysis: Iran-backed Yemen rebels' helicopter-borne attack on ship raises risks in crucial Red Sea

The helicopter-borne Houthi attack on an Israel-linked ship in the Red Sea highlights the danger now lurking in one of the world’s key shipping routes as the Israel-Hamas war rages, as well as the rebels’ tactics mirroring those of its chief sponsor, Iran

The Independent UK

Houthi rebels release dramatic footage of Red Sea cargo ship hijack

At least 25 crew members on board were taken hostage

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Can the US, Israel stop Yemen’s Houthis from seizing more ships?

Short of risking an escalation, there’s only one reasonable way the US can accomplish this — by taking Iran’s help.

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Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 45

From attacks on the Indonesian Hospital to the Houthi seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea – here are major updates.

The Independent UK

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack British-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea

Houthi rebels confirm the hijacking and say they have diverted the ship to Yemen

The Independent UK

Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage

Israel says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route and taken the 25-member crew hostage

The Independent UK

US Navy warship shoots down drone from Yemen over the Red Sea

U.S. officials say a Navy warship shot down a drone that was heading toward the ship as it sailed in the southern Red Sea

France 24

Gaza health system reaches ‘point of no return’, says Red Cross

Attacks on medical facilities and personnel have pushed Gaza’s overstretched health system to a “point of no return”, the Red Cross said on Friday. The warning came hours after Al-Shifa, the biggest hospital in the Strip, came under bombardment, according to the World Health Organization. Footage from the besieged Palestinian…

Al Jazeera

In Israel’s Eilat, residents fear war from the north and south

People who have evacuated to the southern Israeli port hunker down and wait for war to reach them.

The Conversation

Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here's why

In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world economy US$18 billion a year.

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