The Red Sea crisis began on 19 October 2023, when the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen launched missiles and armed drones at Israel, demanding an end to the invasion of the Gaza Strip. The Houthis have since seized and launched aerial attacks against dozens of merchant and naval vessels in the Red Sea, drawing hundreds of air strikes on missile sites and other targets by US and allied forces. The crisis is linked to the Gaza war, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Iran–United States proxy conflict, and the Yemeni crisis.
Since 2014, the Houthis, who oppose Yemen's internationally recognized government, have controlled a considerable swath of the country's territory along the Red Sea. Shortly after the outbreak of the Gaza war, the Hamas-allied group began to launch missiles and drones at Israel. It has also fired on merchant vessels in the Red Sea, particularly in the Bab-el-Mandeb—the southern maritime gateway to the Suez Canal of Egypt, creating major losses for the global economy. The group has declared that it will not stop until Israel ceases the Gaza war.
The Houthis say that any Israel-linked ship is a target, including US and UK warships, but they have also indiscriminately attacked the ships of many nations with no connection to Israel. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Houthis attacked more than 60 vessels in the Red Sea. To avoid attack, hundreds of commercial vessels have been rerouted to sail around South Africa.
The Houthis' Red Sea attacks have drawn a military response from a number of countries. In January 2024, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2722, condemning the Houthi attacks and affirming freedom of navigation. The United States-led Operation Prosperity Guardian was launched to protect Red Sea shipping. Since 12 January, the US and UK have led coalition air and missile strikes against the Houthis, while other countries are independently patrolling the waters near Yemen, attacking Houthi vessels in the Red Sea. Undaunted, in May, Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said, "We will target any ships heading to Israeli ports in the Mediterranean Sea in any area we are able to reach".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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The US is leading the attack on the Houthis in Yemen to end missile attacks on Israel and Red Sea Shipping. Israli fighting is concentrated in Gaza to eradicate Hammas. The Hezbollah in Lebanon, Isis in Syria and the missile capability in Iran has already been eradicated.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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