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From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 8, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 8, 2024
Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupting 20% of global shipping, including aid for Gaza — Blinken
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Armed Yemenis chant slogans during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza on November 24, 2023, in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweets that Houthi attacks in the Red Sea “have disrupted or diverted nearly 20% of global shipping.”
“This increases the cost and time of moving food, fuel, medicine, and humanitarian assistance,” he adds, condemning the Houthi attacks and declaring that the Gaza conflict must not expand.
