Yemen conducted 175+ operations against US, Israeli shipping: Report
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Yemeni operations have prompted 29 major energy and shipping companies to change their shipping routes in order to avoid being targeted.
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This undated photo released Sunday, March 3, 2024, by the US military's Central Command, shows the Belize-flagged vessel Rubymar sinking in the Red Sea. (AP)
A recent report from the US Defense Intelligence Agency revealed that the Yemeni Resistance has conducted no fewer than 175 operations on US naval vessels, coalition ships, and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November 19.
Yemeni operations have prompted 29 major energy and shipping companies to change their shipping routes in order to avoid being targeted.
As a result, container shipping in the Red Sea has plummeted by 90% since December 2023.
In response to the disruption in traditional shipping routes, alternative shipping routes around Africa have been utilized.
However, these routes add an additional 11,000 nautical miles to the journey, resulting in 1-2 weeks of extended transit time and an increase of one million dollars in fuel costs per trip.
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Yemen, among the most impoverished and food-insecure countries in the world due to years of sanctions and Western-backed aggression, has been actively engaged in blockading the Israeli economy by preventing ships from reaching the occupied territories.
The purpose of doing so is to pressure the Israeli regime to halt its genocidal campaign against the people of Gaza.
Following Yemeni actions, allies of "Israel," namely the US and the UK, formed a naval coalition to counter Yemeni operations and reopen sea routes to the occupied territories.
UN experts have previously acknowledged that acts of genocide are being committed in Gaza.
The ICC has filed applications for warrants of arrest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Security Minister Yoav Gallant.
Last month, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced the "fourth phase of escalation" targeting Israeli and Israeli-linked ships in international waters.
The range of operations has now come to include ships transiting the Mediterranean Sea.
Earlier this month, the YAF fired seven cruise missiles and four attack drones at the USS Eisenhower.
Read more: Russian UN ambassador slams US, UK strikes in Red Sea as 'pointless'
On January 17, the US announced it officially designated the Ansar Allah Movement as a global terrorist group, citing attacks on naval vessels as a driver of the decision.
In response to the decision, the head of the movement's Negotiating Envoy and top official, Mohammad Abdul-Salam said that the classification "is ironically amusing, coming from the global state of terrorism."
The committee said that its decision is "an honorary badge," highlighting the group's "supportive stance toward the Palestinian people."
