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Sudden! The world's busy shipping lanes, cargo ships hijacked!
Nov 22,2023
19Yemeni Houthis seized an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea and brought it to the coast of Yemen.
Subsequently, Japan and the United States strongly voiced their demands for the immediate release of the seized ships.
Houthi armed forces hijack ship
Local time20On the evening of the day, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces released a picture of the detention of the ship the day before.
From the picture, we can see that the Yemeni Houthi armed men took a speedboat to the ship, which was said to belong to an Israeli businessman named“Galactic Leader”The freighter was observed and tracked from a distance.
Then another group of armed men boarded the ship's splint by helicopter landing, entered the cockpit and took control of the crew and the entire ship.
The ship then sailed in the designated direction under the joint surveillance of Houthi armed speedboats and helicopters.
The Houthis said all the crew were treated humanely and the ship is currently moored off the coast of Yemen. However, it did not disclose the current berthing position of the ship and the specific crew information and situation.
In addition, the spokesman for the Houthi armed forces, Yahya·Sarea said the interception of the ship was part of the group's response to Israel's“The heinous acts against our Palestinian brothers in Gaza and the West Bank”.
He was on a social platform.XThe above post reads:“If the international community is concerned about security and stability in the region and does not expand the conflict, it should end the Israeli aggression against Gaza.
Sarea also issued a warning that any ship belonging to or supporting Israel would be targeted by the Houthis.
he stressed that,We confirm that we will continue our military operations against Israel until the aggression and ugly crimes against our Palestinian brothers in Gaza and the West Bank cease.
Subsequently, Al Jazeera reported that the Houthi armed forces intercepted in the southern Red Sea waters.“The Israeli Ship”One thing.
However, the Israeli side claimed that it was a ship owned by a British company and operated by a Japanese company, and there were no Israeli citizens on board.
According to Japanese media reports, the name“Galactic Leader”The ship was chartered by the company.
US and Japan demand immediate release
regarding the yemeni husai armed forces 'seizure of the ship, the israeli military later responded that,The Houthis were not an Israeli ship,The hijacking is still“Very serious events with global implications”.
The Israeli army also strongly condemned Iran, an ally of the Houthis in Yemen, accusing it“commit acts of terrorism”.
In response, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Kanani said that Iran denies the above-mentioned claims by the Israeli side. We have said many times that the resistance forces in the region act independently and spontaneously in the interests of themselves and their people.
He also said that the relevant Israeli statements are aimed at diverting people's understanding of what they have encountered in the Gaza conflict.“irreparable failure”of attention.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin·Netanyahu's office pointed out,The ship, owned by Britain and operated by Japan, carried25There were Bulgarians, Filipinos, Mexicans and Ukrainians on board, but there were no Israelis on board.
The ship, however, is clearly not entirely unrelated to Israel.
According to the ownership details in the public shipping database,The owner of this ship isRay CarriersCompany, which is made up of Israeli businessmenAbraham UngarFounded, registered in the UK,ChickensHe is one of the richest men in Israel.
Since the current round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Israel's large-scale military operations against the Gaza Strip, the Yemeni Houthis have carried out many attacks on Israel through drones and ballistic missiles, and threatened to attack all Israeli ships.
The incident marks the first significant escalation of the Houthi threat to the maritime security of Israeli ships since the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict began.
According to Reuters, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew•Miller later condemned Yemen's Houthi seizure in the Red Sea“Galactic Leader”cargo ship, and require“immediate release”the ship and the crew.
Miller says Houthis seized in Red Sea“Galactic Leader”Cargo ship No.“flagrant violation of international law”.
We demand the immediate release of the ship and its crew, and we will consult with our allies and UN partners on the next steps.
At the same time, according to Japanese media reports, the Japanese government is currently collecting information through channels such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Communications, and is working with relevant countries to seek the release of the detained crew.
In addition, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Matsuno said that Japan is appealing to the Houthi armed forces and seeking help from Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iran to release the ship and its crew as soon as possible.
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