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Hands off Yemen
The latest escalation by the US and Britain in Yemen is a sign of the war spreading out of control, warns JOHN MOORE
A RAF Typhoon FGR4 aircraft returning to the base following strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, February 4, 2024
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THE astonishing effectiveness of the Houthi blockade of Israeli-linked shipping through the Red Sea has provoked a dangerous US-British response.
Lone among nations, Yemen has taken military action to uphold international law against the genocide in Gaza. In November it warned that any Israeli-owned shipping or ships to and from Israel would be legitimate targets — until the genocide ceases. Ships with no links with Israel had nothing to worry about.
The Houthi attacks on around 30 commercial ships so far — without any loss of life — have forced international shipping thousands of miles round South Africa rather than sailing through the Red Sea and Suez Canal to Europe. Ships now have to pay a war-risk premium on the London insurance market. A third of all container shipping passes through the Red Sea and this fell by 60 per cent between November and December.
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