Houthis protest against multinational operation to safeguard Red Sea shipping, Sanaa, Yemen - 29 Dec 2023
Houthi troopers take part in a protest against a multinational operation to safeguard Red Sea shipping and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sana'a, Yemen, 29 December 2023. Thousands of people gathered to protest against the coalition created recently by the United States and denounce the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. The US Department of Defense announced on 18 December a multinational operation to safeguard trade and to protect ships in the Red Sea amid the recent escalation in Houthi attacks originating from Yemen. These attacks in recent weeks have prompted major shipping companies to reroute their operations and raised concerns of prolonged disruptions to global trade. Houthis vowed to attack Israeli-bound ships and prevent them from navigating in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait in retaliation for Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, according to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea.
