US Military Issues Warning After Recent Red Sea Attacks

A U.S.-led coalition of about a dozen countries sent a warning to the Houthi group in Yemen on Wednesday as the Middle East remains on edge over the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a statement released by the White House. The statement issued by the United States, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bahrain, Denmark, and Netherlands said that recent activity in the Red Sea targeting shipping vessels will lead to consequences against the organization, which was taken off the U.S. State Department’s list of designated terrorist groups in 2021. “Ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are illegal, unacceptable, and profoundly destabilizing. There is no lawful justification for intentionally targeting civilian shipping and naval vessels,” the warning said. “Attacks on vessels, including commercial vessels, using unmanned aerial vehicles, small boats, and missiles, including the first use of anti-ship ballistic missiles against such vessels, are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as the bedrock of global trade in one of the world’s most critical waterways.”...