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Netherlands calls on EU to sanction Yemen’s Houthis after ship attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Netherlands calls on the EU to sanction Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group, after the organization claimed responsibility for an attack on the Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden.
The Iran-aligned group has launched numerous assaults on vessels in the Red Sea since 2023, targeting ships they deem linked to Israel in what they describe as solidarity with Palestinians over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
“The Houthis have long posed a serious threat to freedom of navigation,” the Dutch Foreign Ministry says in a statement.
Countries including the United States, Israel, Canada and Australia have labelled the Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, as a terrorist organization.
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