Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front.
Israel said the 25 crew members had a range of nationalities, including Bulgarian, Filipino, Mexican and Ukrainian, but that no Israelis were on board.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize an Israeli-linked ship, raising fears that Middle East tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war will widen into new fronts.
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions…
Israel’s government said on Sunday that Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, endangering a key global shipping route.
Yemen’s Houthi militia hijacked a ship in the Red Sea on Sunday, in what the Iran-backed group said was a demonstration of support for “the oppressed Palestinian people.”
The Israel Defense Forces says the hijacking of a shipping vessel in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen is a “very serious incident on the global scale.” Adve...
There was no immediate confirmation from the Houthis about the alleged hijacking. Only hours earlier, the Iran-backed militia had issued a statement threatening to target Israeli flagged, owned and operated ships.
Israel accused Iran-backed Houthi rebels of seizing the Bahamanian-flagged Galaxy Leader, a cargo ship linked to Israeli billionaire Abraham "Rami" Ungar.
The hijacking of the 'Galaxy Leader' cargo ship in the Red Sea is a further escalation by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in their support of Hamas. Yet it's unlikely the militia will be a serious threat to Israel.
On Sunday, just days after declaring Yemen’s waters off limits for Israeli shipping, Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijacked a ship, the Galaxy Leader, with links to Israel. The 25 crew members of this Japanese-managed, British-owned ship are being held hostage.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route Sunday and took its 25 crew members hostage, officials
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