Houthis seize ship in Red Sea amid threats to target Israeli-linked vessels

“To start seizing international traffic in international waters, that is a big escalation. It puts us into the worlds of piracy.”

After Yemens Houthi rebels seized a cargo ship in what Israel described as an “Iranian act of terrorism”, writer and analyst Arieh Kovler explains the worrying implications of piracy.

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