
Houthis Reboot Red Sea Crisis With "Blockade" on Port of Haifa
Resolving any ambiguity about whether Yemen's Houthi rebels may have agreed to a shipping ceasefire, the group announced Monday that it will begin targeting shipowners who serve the port of Haifa, effective immediately. The group said that its decision to re-escalate was motivated by Israeli military operations in Gaza. The Houthi communications center for Red Sea traffic said that going forward, the group will impose a long-distance naval blockade on Haifa. All vessels are "prohibited" from loading or unloading at Israel's...
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