Red Sea crisis

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The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen fighting a civil war against the country's internationally recognized government. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to the Gaza war, and have seized or attacked dozens of merchant and naval vessels travelling through the Red Sea which they claimed are linked to Israel. These actions provoked a military response from Israel, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom. The crisis is linked to the Middle Eastern crisis, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, and the Yemeni crisis. Since 2014, the Houthi-led Supreme Political Council, who oppose the Saudi-backed government of Yemen and receive support from Iran, have controlled a considerable swath of the country's western territories, including most of the national Red Sea coastline. Shortly after the outbreak of the Gaza war, the Hamas-allied group began to launch missiles and drones...

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