France condemns two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Israel, accusing them of escalating tension in the Middle East by entering the regional war.
A Houthi spokesman said yesterday that the Iran-backed group had fired missiles and drones towards “several vital and military sites” in Israel.
“The Houthis should abstain from all attacks,” French foreign ministry spokesman Pascal Confavreux says. He accuses them of being “irresponsible.”
He says everything should be done “to avoid an even greater escalation of the conflict,” which has killed thousands across the region and sent energy markets into a tailspin.
The war has disrupted global maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the Gulf through which a fifth of the world’s crude supplies pass, along with substantial shipments of gas and fertilizers.
The only alternative routes are to sail through the Red Sea on the other side of the Arabian peninsula or make the much longer journey around the tip of southern Africa.
From Yemen, the Houthis could potentially disrupt shipping through the Red Sea, as they did at the height of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
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