Shipping industry on alert as Houthi deadline passes but Gaza aid stalls

Photo: Houthi Military Media/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

The shipping industry is keeping a close eye on developments in the Red Sea today to see if Yemen's Houthis resume attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Middle East.

The Houthis have vowed to stick to today's deadline they gave Israel, vowing to continue maritime attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden if the blockade of Gaza is not lifted.

Israel has suspended all aid to Gaza since March 2 and on Sunday cut off electricity to the area, prompting a fierce response from Yemen's Houthi movement.

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, warned that the situation in Gaza was "deteriorating very, very quickly" more than a week after Israel continued to block all supplies to the Gaza Strip.

"Whatever the intent is, it’s clearly a weaponisation of humanitarian aid into Gaza," Lazzarini told reporters at UN offices in Geneva on Monday.

After more than 100 ships were attacked in late 2023 and throughout last year, the Houthis have suspended their campaign against merchant shipping this year, in line with a preliminary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

British maritime security specialist Ambrey is advising commercial vessels to check their exposure to the Houthi target list and reassess risks when transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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