Yemen’s Houthis have said that they would ban ships linked to Israel from the Red Sea after Israel renewed its military attacks on Iran, adding to concerns about global shipping and energy flows, Reuters notes.
Any sustained Houthi disruption to Red Sea shipping, including potential attacks on shipping or ports, could be a big problem.
A Houthi source told Reuters that preventing Israeli ships from transiting the Red Sea was “a first step” but that if escalation continued, the group would stop any ships heading to Israel as well as other measures.
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