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Recently, the United States** has launched a fierce counterattack against the military activities of the Houthis in order to protect its own interests. However, the Houthis said they would not back down easily and threatened to go to war with the United States, further implicating America's allies. At the same time, the Houthis have continued to carry out attacks on Israeli-linked vessels, resulting in damage or seizure of several vessels. Recently, the Houthis also attacked a chemical and oil carrier called the Atlantic Swan and a MSC vessel at the southern end of the Red Sea, killing 10 crew members. This action caused shock in the international community, because it was the first time that the US military had engaged the Houthis head-on since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and it also marked the official side of the United States as a direct participant in the conflict.
The Houthis' actions have escalated to a new level, with them attacking not only Israel and ships heading to Israel, but also threatening to attack ships of countries involved in U.S. escort missions. In the face of the threat from the Houthis, 13 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada and Germany, have made statements against the Houthis and joined the Red Sea alliance. In order to ensure the safety of their vessels, many transport companies, including MSC, CMACGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, among others, have decided to stop shipping in the direction of Israel. Some freighters heading to the Red Sea have also begun to change course. This decision is a major issue for Israel, as Israel's economy and ** will be hit hard. Europe is Israel's largest export market and second largest import**, and if European ships no longer come to Israel, it will be difficult for Israeli exports to reach Europe, and at the same time, imports will decrease, resulting in supply-demand imbalances and prices**. In addition, the Red Sea is one of the most important shipping lanes for oil from the Middle East to Europe, Asia and North America, and plays an important role in global offshore oil**. The U.S. seized the opportunity to profit by shouting that European ships could import U.S. ** and promised to send a navy to protect the ships, which could lead to record U.S. exports in the coming weeks.
The Houthis are economically and militarily strong, and are among the richest and most powerful non-state groups in the Middle East. They have a large corps of soldiers, various types of ** and a large ** stock, and they have also accumulated many years of combat experience, especially in air defense. Therefore, if Israel and the United States choose to engage the Houthis head-on, the cost will be enormous. In order to resolve tensions in the Red Sea region, it is necessary to return to the essence of the problem and reach a long-term ceasefire agreement and humanitarian aid plan in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, otherwise Israel will face more difficulties.
For China, while we are not involved in U.S. escort operations, and the Houthis have appreciated China's mediation efforts in the Middle East, there is still a risk that ships will be accidentally shot while at sea. As a result, the Chinese shipping giant COSCO has decided not to call at Israeli ports anymore, which will have a serious impact on Israel's ** exchanges with the Far East. COSCO controls 52% shipping capacity, so this decision will have a significant impact on the Israeli economy. In the current situation, Israel is facing a huge challenge, and if all ships are unable to dock in Israel, then Israel's economy and ** will be severely affected.
Taken together, the hostilities of the Houthis and the direct involvement of the United States led to an escalation of tensions in the Red Sea region. For Israel, the restrictions on ports of call will have a huge impact on the economy and **. In order to address this problem, the international community should intensify its efforts to promote a ceasefire agreement and a humanitarian assistance plan in the Gaza Strip. In addition, countries should strengthen cooperation to jointly maintain security and stability in the Red Sea region and ensure the smooth flow of goods and oil.
thisrecentmilitaryactivitybyhouthimilitantsintheredsearegionhassparkedastrongreactionfromtheusgovernment.inordertoprotectitsinterests,theushaslaunchedintenseattacksonthehouthimilitants.however,thehouthiforcesarenottobeunderestimated.theynotonlyrefusetobackdown,butalsoboldlydeclarethattheyareatwarwiththeusandh**edraggedtheus'salliesintotheconflict.therecentdecisionbychinacoscoshippingtostopdockinginisraelhasonceagainraisedconcernsinisrael.sincemid-november,thehouthimilitantsh**eclaimedtoattackvesselsrelatedtoisrael,andh**econtinuedtocarryoutmilitarystrikesagainst"shipsrelatedtoisrael",resultinginmultipleattacksordetentions.thelatestincidentwastheattackonachemicalandoiltransportshipcalled"atlanticstar"andashipofthemediterraneanshippingcompanyinthesouthernendoftheredsea.inresponsetotherepeatedprovocationsbythehouthimilitants,theusbecameimpatientandeventuallylaunchedanattackonhouthivesselswithhelicopters,resultinginthedeathsof10crewmembers.aftertheincident,theinternationalcommunitywasshocked,asthiswasthefirsttimethattheusmilitaryhadengagedindirectconfrontationwiththehouthimilitantssincetheoutbreakoftheisraeli-palestinianconflict,anditsymbolizedtheusofficiallysidingwithisraelandbecomingadirectparticipantintheconflict.importantly,thehouthimilitantshadpreviouslyissuedawarningtotheus,statingthatiftheywereattackedbytheus,theywouldretaliateagainstuswarshipsinthegulfregionandothertargetsusingmissilesanddrones.thegeneralviewisthatafterthisincident,thehouthimilitantsmayquietdownforawhile.however,unexpectedly,thehouthimilitantsarenotonlywithoutplanstoretreat,butfirmlydeclarethatanyshipsfromcountriesparticipatingintheusescortmissionwillbelegitimatetargetsforattack.previously,theattacksbyhouthimilitantswerelimitedtoshipsrelatedtoisraelandshipsheadingtoisrael.itisclearthattheiractionsh**eescalatedtoanewlevel.priortothis,theussecretaryofdefenseannouncedthatmorethan20countrieshadjoinedtheredseaalliance,with13countries***statementsagainstthehouthimilitants,includingtheus,australia,canada,andgermany,amongothers.thismeansthatthebeststrategyforensuringtheabsolutesafetyofthesecountries'shipsistochooseadetourroute.becausetheenragedhouthimilitantsmayretaliateatanytime,andoncethathappens,itwillbetoolatetoregret.afterthehouthimilitantsannouncedtheirposition,severalshippingcompanies,includingmsc,cmacgm,maersk,andhapag-lloyd,madedecisionstostopshippingtoisrael.evenshipsheadingtotheredseah**estartedtoturnaroundorchangeroutes,withmorethan300shipsaffected.thisdecisionbytheshippingcompaniesisamajorblowtoisraelbecauseeuropeisisrael'slargestexportmarketandsecond-largestsourceofimports.ifeuropeanshipsnolongercometoisrael,israeliexportswillh**eahardtimereachingeurope,andimportswilldecrease,leadingtosupply-demandimbalancesandpriceincreases.inaddition,theredseaisoneofthemostimportantshippingroutesfortransportingmiddleeasternoiltoeurope,asia,andnorthamerica,andplaysanimportantroleinglobalmaritimeoiltrade.theunitedstateshastakenadvantageofthissituationbycallingoneuropeanshipstoimportamericancrudeoilandpromisingtosenditsn**ytoprotectthesafetyofships.thismovemayleadtorecord-breakingusoilexportsinthecomingweeks.
thehouthimilitantsarefinanciallyandmilitarilypowerfulintheregionandareoneofthewealthiestandmostpowerfulnon-stateorganizationsinthemiddleeast.theyh**ealargeforceofsoldiers,varioustypesofweapons,andalargestockpileofarms.theyh**ealsoaccumulatedyearsofcombatexperience,especiallyinairdefense.therefore,ifisraelandtheuschoosetodirectlyengagewiththehouthimilitants,thecostwillbeenormous.
toresolvethetensesituationintheredsearegion,itisnecessarytoaddresstherootoftheproblemandreachalong-termceasefireagreementandhumanitarianaidplanforthegazastripassoonaspossible.otherwise,israelwillfacemoredifficulties.
asforchina,althoughweh**enotparticipatedintheusescortmission,theriskofshipsbeingmistakenlyhitstillexists.therefore,china'sshippinggiantcoscoshippinggrouphasdecidedtostopdockinginisraeliports.thiswillh**easeriousimpactonisrael'stradewiththefareast.coscoshippinggroupcontrols5.2%ofglobalshippingcapacity,sothisdecisionwillh**eamajorimpactonisrael'seconomy.
insummary,thehostileactionsofthehouthimilitantsandthedirectinvolvementoftheush**eescalatedthetensionintheredsearegion.therestrictiononportcallswillh**easignificantimpactonisrael'seconomyandtrade.theinternationalcommunityshouldmakegreatereffortstopromoteaceasefireagreementandhumanitarianaidplanforthegazastrip.furthermore,countriesshouldstrengthencooperationtojointlymaintainthesecurityandstabilityoftheredsearegion,ensuringthesmoothtransportationofgoodsandoil.
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