Recently, due to the attack on a number of ships in the Red Sea waters by Yemen's Houthi rebels, four international shipping companies have announced the suspension of navigation in the Red Sea. Analysts pointed out that since the outbreak of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Houthis have frequently launched missile and drone attacks on Israel on the pretext of "supporting Palestine", and have continuously attacked ships "associated with Israel" in the Red Sea. Tensions in the waters of the Red Sea mean that the risk of spillover from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has increased, which has spread to international shipping.
Houthi spokeswoman Yahya Sarea speaks in Sana'a, Yemen, on December 15. Xinhua/AFP
On December 12, the Yemeni Coast Guard patrolled near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern part of the Red Sea. Xinhua/AFP
A Yemeni general, left, inspects a patrol by the Yemeni Coast Guard near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern Red Sea, on December 12. Xinhua/AFP
A Yemeni general, left, inspects a patrol by the Yemeni Coast Guard near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern Red Sea, on December 12. Xinhua/AFP
On December 12, the Yemeni Coast Guard patrolled near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern part of the Red Sea. Xinhua/AFP
On December 12, the Yemeni Coast Guard patrolled near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern part of the Red Sea. Xinhua/AFP
On December 12, the Yemeni Coast Guard patrolled near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern part of the Red Sea. Xinhua/AFP
On December 12, the Yemeni Coast Guard patrolled near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern part of the Red Sea. Xinhua/AFP
On December 12, the Yemeni Coast Guard patrolled near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the southern part of the Red Sea. Xinhua/AFP