The Red Sea crisis (Arabic: أزمة البحر الأحمر) 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 Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez—leading to the Suez Canal.

Dec 19, 2023 · Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza. A still from a video shows...

Jan 24, 2025 · In light of Israel and Hamas recently agreeing to a ceasefire deal, A.P. Moller – Maersk would like to bring you an update on the re-routing of our networks via the Cape of Good Hope as an alternative to transiting the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden. ... When it is deemed safe to return to the Red Sea, we will strive to provide sufficient notice of ...

Oct 9, 2024 · A deeper and more public integration of Israel into the regional system in general—and the Red Sea region in particular—requires, from the perspective of the Arab states that sit along its shores, the creation of a political framework to resolve the Palestinian issue.

6 days ago · Since November 2023, one month after the war in Gaza began, the Houthis have launched missile and drone attacks against roughly 190 commercial and naval ships in the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandab ...

May 10, 2024 · Israel’s emergency response to the Houthi blockade in the Red Sea has been to rely more extensively on an overland bypass route — the new truck transport line from Dubai and Bahraini ports to Israel via Saudi Arabia and Jordan, which was launched just before the …

Dec 31, 2024 · The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight. Listen to this article · 6:27 min ...

2 days ago · CAIRO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker Chrysalis, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis last year, sailed through the Red Sea this week, the Suez Canal said on Monday, in one ...

Jul 24, 2024 · Maritime traffic through the Red Sea — the vital waterway carrying goods from Asia to Europe — had already fallen by nearly 80% when Yemen's Houthi rebels and Israel escalated their spillover...