The US called on Tuesday for the mobilization of several countries to take steps to confront Huthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Washington previously announced the formation of an international coalition made up of 10 countries, to confront these attacks, in the wake of its recent launches on maritime traffic in the region.
The expected coalition list includes the UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain, which will join the United States in the new mission.
Several countries will conduct joint patrols while others will provide intelligence support in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Britain warned of the deterioration in the security situation in the Red Sea, and France said that it would take measures with its partners to put an end to the Huthi attacks.
The Italian Ministry of Defense said that its Navy would send one of its frigates to help protect the shipping route in the Red Sea, and the Yemeni Huthi group confirmed that it would not change its position on the conflict in the Gaza Strip due to the formation of the multinational naval coalition.
The US Central Command said in a statement on Tuesday that the Huthis carried out two attacks on two commercial ships in the southern Red Sea on Monday.
Attempts have emerged to promote the route of the Cape of Good Hope as an alternative to the global trade artery of Egypt’s Suez Canal, which has remained resistant to blackmail and domination by major powers.
However, economic experts have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that this is unfeasible and that choosing an alternative route is the most costly in time and material, in addition to the insurance costs imposed by insurance companies, and that navigation there is exposed to risks.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
