Recently, there were another attack in the Red Sea, and Israeli ships were attacked again. This incident has aroused widespread concern in the international community, and people have speculated whether Israel can save the day this time.
On December 14, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi rebels reportedly said that the armed maritime forces had carried out military operations against a container ship bound for Israel. The Houthis said the operation was carried out after the vessel refused to respond to Houthi warnings. In the past 48 hours, the Houthis have successfully prevented a number of ships heading for Israel from crossing the Red Sea.
This incident has left Israel facing a serious crisis. The Red Sea, as we all know, is one of the key routes for global shipping and energy, connecting the Suez Canal with the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa. Although Israel is located in the Middle East, it does not produce oil and gas itself, so Israel's energy needs to be imported mainly through the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, so the Red Sea shipping corridor is important for Israel's energy security.
The Houthi attacks on Israeli merchant ships and ** in the Red Sea have posed a major challenge to Israel's energy security. As a result, it has had to step up patrols with the United States in the waters to ensure the safety of this important energy corridor. But the Houthis, armed with anti-ship missiles and drones, are ready to strike in the narrow Red Sea. Because the reaction time left for the anti-missile systems of the Israeli army and US ** boats is very short, they often allow the Houthis to succeed in missile attacks.
The United States has also expressed great concern over the blockade of Israeli merchant ships by the Houthis in the Red Sea. The U.S. military has not only dispatched its own patrol in the area, but is also discussing the formation of a naval task force to escort merchant ships in the Red Sea. And Australia has been asked to also send a ** to the Red Sea to assist the operation to enhance the security of shipping in the area.
However, the situation in Red Sea shipping remains dire. According to reports, a number of merchant ships sailing in international waters in the southern Red Sea have been attacked many times recently, and the US Navy's Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney has gone to the aid after receiving a distress signal. Both merchant ships reported missile strikes and damage to their hulls. Yemen's Houthis issued a statement saying they were responsible for the attack and called the two ships Israeli vessels.
This series of events has made people wonder whether the US-Israeli policy in the Middle East is really correctAfter the intensification of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel launched a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, which raised anti-Israeli and anti-American sentiment in the Middle East. The Houthis, as the vanguard of anti-Israel and anti-American forces in the Middle East, launched drone and missile attacks on Israel at the beginning of the conflict. This was followed by an ultimatum to Israel that if Israel did not stop its attacks on the Gaza Strip, it would carry out attacks on Israeli merchant ships in the Red Sea. Yemen's Houthi rebels guard vital passages in the Red Sea, and their equipment has developed rapidly in recent years. Not only does it have anti-ship missiles, drones, but it is even equipped with multiple types of ballistic missiles, making it an armed force that cannot be ignored in the Red Sea.
As the Red Sea is an important shipping route connecting the Middle East and Africa, it is also one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. The Houthi strikes against Israeli merchant ships in the waters will inevitably have a serious impact on global security and security. And when Israel is determined to eliminate Hamas, and the United States is also standing behind the platform to provide Israel with the best equipment and financial support, it has also exacerbated the tension in the Red Sea from the side.
In the face of such a complex situation, all parties should exercise restraint and calm and resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through dialogue and consultation. Only by settling disputes through peaceful means can regional peace and stability and global security be maintained. And the hope of the United States and Israel to use the measures of escorting fleets to ensure the safety of merchant ships can only be a stopgap measure.