Netanyahu speaks to India’s Modi about Houthi threat to world shipping

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with India’s Narendra Modi about the threat to global shipping posed by repeated attacks in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

“The two leaders spoke about the importance of safeguarding the free shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that is threatened by the Houthis at the behest of Iran, and the global interest in preventing harm to international trade, including the economies of Israel and India,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office says.

The statement quotes Modi as saying that freedom of shipping is an essential global need that must be protected.

The two also discussed bringing Indian workers to Israel.

Netanyahu thanked Modi for “India’s support in Israel’s just war to destroy Hamas,” the statement said.