--- title: Military threats to Israel-linked vessels description: "Yemen's Houthis threaten to target merchant vessels\n\nThe Houthi rebel group in Yemen has launched a new phase of its maritime campaign, vowing to target any merchant vessel linked to countries or companies maintaining commercial ties with Israeli ports.\n\nAn intensification of the ongoing disruption in the Red Sea is looming\nBacked by Iran and controlling much of northern Yemen, the Houthi rebel group has been disrupting navigation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since late 2023 through repeated drone and missile attacks. 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An intensification of the ongoing disruption in the Red Sea is looming Backed by Iran and controlling much of northern Yemen, the Houthi rebel group has been disrupting navigation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since late 2023 through repeated drone and missile attacks. This escalation underscores the broader regional instability that continues to impact global trade routes. **Bypassing established routes increases shipping distances.** Many vessels now prefer to bypass the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, extending transit times, reducing vessel availability, and sustaining high freight rates—a situation that, despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, benefits certain shipowners in terms of revenue. *Sources: Financial Times, Reuters & TradeWinds.* --- #### Tag: [Geo-political udpate](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/tag/geo-political-udpate) #### Share: - [Follow us on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/military-threats-to-israel-linked-vessels) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/military-threats-to-israel-linked-vessels&text=Military%20threats%20to%20Israel-linked%20vessels) - [Follow us on Linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/military-threats-to-israel-linked-vessels) - [Follow us on Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/military-threats-to-israel-linked-vessels&text=Military%20threats%20to%20Israel-linked%20vesselsdescription=Yemen's%20Houthis%20threaten%20to%20target%20merchant%20vessels%20The%20Houthi%20rebel%20group%20in%20Yemen%20has%20launched%20a%20new%20phase%20of%20its%20maritime%20campaign,%20vowing%20to%20target%20any[...]&media=https://143789414.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/143789414/W32_article_3.jpg) --- #### [Calmer conditions set in following recent highs Previous Post](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/calmer-conditions-set-in-following-recent-highs?hsLang=en) #### [Trump critical towards IMO’s net-zero framework Next Post](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/trump-critical-towards-imos-net-zero-framework?hsLang=en) --- ## Related Posts It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. 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