What's happened
Yemen's Houthis targeted the US ship Pinocchio in the Red Sea, while a US-British coalition conducted airstrikes in western Yemen, resulting in casualties. An explosion near a ship in the Red Sea is suspected to be a Houthi attack.
Why it matters
The escalation of attacks by the Houthis on commercial vessels and the US-British coalition's response raise concerns about maritime security and the impact on global trade. The ongoing conflict in Yemen, coupled with the targeting of commercial shipping, poses risks to regional stability and could have broader implications for international relations.
What the papers say
The Times of Israel reports on the Houthi missile attack on the US ship Pinocchio and the subsequent airstrikes in Yemen. The Guardian highlights the impact of the US-British coalition's defense of commercial shipping and the economic consequences of the attacks on vessels. The Telegraph provides details on the suspected Houthi attack near a ship in the Red Sea and the potential implications for maritime security.
How we got here
The conflict in Yemen has been ongoing, with the Houthis targeting commercial vessels in solidarity with Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war. The US and British coalition's airstrikes aim to defend commercial shipping in the region. The recent escalation of attacks and the suspected Houthi attack near a ship in the Red Sea underscore the complex dynamics at play in the region.
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The Houthi movement, officially called Ansar Allah and colloquially simply Houthis, is an Islamic political and armed movement that emerged from Sa'dah in northern Yemen in the 1990s.
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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 square kilometres.
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Israel, formally known as the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.
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The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country mostly located in central North America, between Canada and Mexico.