According to CNN** on December 10, Israeli adviser Tsarhi Hanegbi said on the 9th that if the international community does not take action against the destruction of Red Sea shipping by Yemen's Houthi forces, then Israel is ready to take matters into its own.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has communicated with U.S. Biden and European leaders about Houthi attacks on merchant ships allegedly linked to Israel, Hanegbi told Israel.
The report quoted Hanegbi as saying: "Israel gives the world some time to organize and prevent this from happening." But since this is a global problem, and without a global arrangement, then we will act on our own to eliminate this maritime threat. ”
According to the report, the US ** ship has been escorting ships in the area. Last week, a U.S. ship shot down multiple drones from the Houthi-controlled region of southern Yemen in the Red Sea, according to the U.S. military.
A Houthi drone flies above a moving freighter in the Red Sea. (Reuters infographic).
The U.S. military** said it was considering strengthening protection for merchant ships near a key Red Sea shipping route amid a recent series of missile strikes by Houthi militants operating outside Yemen. The United States has discussed ways to enhance security in the region with members of the United Maritime Forces. The Joint Maritime Force is a multinational naval task force that protects commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
According to Agence France-Presse on December 10, the French side said on the 10th that a French frigate shot down two drones flying to the ship from the coast of Yemen over the Red Sea.
The report quoted a statement from the General Staff of the French army as saying that the interception site was 110 kilometers off the coast of Yemen.
The report mentioned that Yemen's Houthi group threatened on the 9th that unless food and medicine are allowed to enter the besieged Gaza Strip, they will attack any ship heading to Israeli ports.
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