What to know as Houthis sink two ships in recent Red Sea escalation
The Houthis have sunk a second cargo ship in the Red Sea this week. Since November 2023, Yemen-based militants have targeted over 100 vessels. Their attacks have severely disrupted a $1 trillion annual trade route through the Red Sea. Despite US airstrikes and Israeli retaliation, the Houthis retain the capacity for complex assaults, exposing vulnerabilities in global maritime security
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