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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have begun to clarify their version of the Red Sea truce agreement announced by the White House, and it appears that international shipping may still face risks on the waterway.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the Houthis had « capitulated » after an extended U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign. The group agreed to stop attacking U.S. shipping, Trump said, and U.S. forces would immediately stop bombing sites in Yemen.
After Trump’s statement, official Houthi media channels announced that the group would continue to attack Israel in retaliation for the ongoing military operations in Gaza. On Wednesday, Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam emphasized that the new agreement with the White House did not affect the group’s hostilities with Israel in « any way, shape or form. »
If the Houthis’ plans to attack Israel also extend to Israeli shipping, the new ceasefire may not reduce risk for foreign-flag commercial traffic. The Houthis have previously attacked vessels with documented links to Israel, but they have used the same justification to attack vessels with no clear Israeli ties – and even vessels that have clear ties to Houthi allies. If this targeting pattern continues, neutral vessels could be targeted as « Israeli ships, » whether by accident or by intent.
Read more in an article from The Maritime Executive.
