Following the Houthi terrorism, three of the largest shipping companies in the world - the Danish Maersk, the French CMA CGM and the German Hapag-Lloyd - announced that they will stop their activities in the Red Sea.
Following the activity of the Houthis, which includes an attack and hijacking of ships whose target is Israel, the companies decided to stop the activity in the Red Sea. This decision is dramatic and may cause an increase in prices of products imported from abroad. Some companies are even considering canceling the shipping of ships to Israel for fear of the ships being attacked by the Houthis from Yemen.
In the meantime, the Central Command of the United States Army announced that during the Sabbath 14 drones launched from the coast of Yemen were intercepted, according to the announcement no damage was caused to the vessels in the maritime space.
The IDF confirms: a special team is being formed against the Houthis
Last week, the IDF confirmed that they have begun establishing a special task force that will act against the threat from the Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to them, the team will include an international coalition that will include forces from the United States, Britain, France and other countries.
The IDF's goal is to establish a dedicated task force, similar to the teams that were established in the past to deal with pirates who took over merchant ships in the Red Sea. According to estimates, about 15 percent of the world's transport passes through the Bab-el-Mandeb Straits, which are close to Yemen, as it is one of the main shipping routes from the Far East to Europe and the USA.
In Israel they say that this is a global problem, because there are attempted attacks on many ships with different affiliations - including those that have nothing to do with Israel, as happened this morning to the Norwegian ship that was attacked by the Houthis. Even those that are related to Israel contain only a partial connection, such as partial ownership by Israeli businessmen.
