According to the Associated Press Agency, ** was hijacked on November 26 at "** Park" in the Gulf of Aden. The "* Park" is operated by the Zodiak Shipping Company in London, which is affiliated with the Offer family in Israel. A statement issued by the Zodiak Marine Transport Company said that the top priority was to guarantee the lives of the 22 crew members. The ship consisted of people from Russia, Vietnam, Bulgaria, India, Georgia, as well as the Philippines. The company described the kidnapping as a case of suspected piracy.
Subsequently, Yemeni officials accused the Houthis of attacking"Central Park", but the Houthis did not comment. Later, on November 26, an anonymous U.S. official said that the USS Mason responded after sending a distress signal to a commercial oil tanker kidnapped by militants in the Gulf of Aden. The tanker is now safe. The attackers were not officially announced by the United States.
This is the third incident of piracy in Israel in the past two weeks. The first incident was on November 19, when Yemen's Houthi group claimed that it had kidnapped Israel's "Galactic Leader" in the waters of the Red Sea.
The second accident was from the night of the 23rd to the early morning of the 24th, when a freighter in the Indian Ocean was attacked, but fortunately no one was injured. A U.S. Defense Department official told Associated Press that a yacht owned by a wealthy Israeli tycoon was suspected to have been attacked by an Iranian drone, though he did not disclose anything.
An unnamed ** told Lebanon Square News that the boat was hit head-on during the attack and caught fire in **. In response to a question, an official Israeli spokesman for Arab issues claimed that the ship had been attacked by a drone, causing some minor damage but no harm.
The attacked cargo ship, which belongs to Singapore and is part of Pacific Shipping, is a French container ship company that was also flying the Maltese flag at the time of the accident. In particular, Israeli billionaire Ian Over actually controls Pacific shipping. Thus, the "central park" is the third article related to Israel, where the ship was attacked.
While the latter two attacks do not appear to have had a significant impact, they are clearly directed against Israel. There are two terrorist incidents in Yemen, one of which is for the Houthis in Yemen and the other is for Houthi suspects. Prior to this, a spokeswoman for Yemen's Houthi group had declared that any ship on board a ship under the Zionist flag would be considered until Israel ended its invasion of Gaza and the West Bank"Pro-Palestinian Army"of the object of attack.
This matter seems a bit tricky for Israel, but for the United States, it is quite tricky.
When we talk about the Palestinian-Israeli dispute, the greatest threat in the Gaza war comes from the spillover of the conflict, and the attack of Israeli merchant ships through the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean is the most representative spillover phenomenon in the Palestinian-Israeli war. Because such a move is directed against Israel, Israel is uncomfortable.
Because most of Israel's goods are done by sea**, especially through the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean. If such attacks were frequent, the cost of marine insurance for Israel would skyrocket, freight would increase dramatically, and sea traffic would be paralyzed by the refusal of insurance companies to insure.
These accidents were carried out in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean near the Red Sea, which is a large distance for Israel. Israel's navy is simply not capable of carrying out large, complete convoys, as well as attacks on the sea. It is almost impossible to launch a wide-ranging assault on the Houthis in Yemen. To solve this problem, the United States is the only one that Israel can rely on.
For its part, the United States has been very active in dealing with such issues. Judging from this incident of attacking the "** park", the United States ** did carry out patrols and escorts in these waters. But the problem is that the US Navy's cruises and escorts have failed to prevent something similar. In the eyes of the attackers, they don't need to sink an oil tanker or hijack an oil tanker, they just need to create a momentum.
For the United States, it is a rather difficult task to strengthen its maritime guard and patrol forces. It is also extremely difficult for the United States to launch a military operation against the Houthis. Ukraine and Gaza, there is war on both sides. It's even more difficult to open a new combat area.
More likely, the United States has the ability to increase its forces in the region. In the worst-case scenario, it could also call its NATO allies for a so-called "international cooperation escort and cruise". But can this cure the root cause?
His biggest fear is that someone will steal it. In such a position, sometimes there is negligence, sometimes there is dozing; But one is not careful, and there will be big trouble. There is no doubt that this is a long-term ordeal for the United States. In the event of a full-scale conflict with the Houthis in Yemen, the United States will be drawn into a ** war. For the United States, this is an absolute nightmare.
This is a very difficult thing for both Israel and the United States. Now, the public in Europe and the United States has not "hyped" this attack, but has chosen a more moderate response. On top of that, he hasn't thought of a way to deal with it yet. What will happen next is of great interest.