Houthi Missile Strike on Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden Kills Three, Escalates Red Sea Crisis

The deadly attack marks a significant escalation in the Houthi campaign against commercial shipping, leading to calls for ships to divert around the Cape of Good Hope.

• A Houthi missile strike on the civilian cargo ship True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden killed three crew members and injured at least four others.
• The attack marks the first fatalities in the Houthi campaign against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since it began in November 2023.
• Over 45 missile and drone strikes have been launched by the Houthis against vessels from over a dozen countries in the past four months.
• The incident has led to a significant reduction in shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, with potential long-term impacts on global trade and shipping costs.
• International calls for diverting ships around the Cape of Good Hope have intensified, highlighting the escalating risks to seafarers in the region.

61 Articles

Foreign Policy The Telegraph The Jerusalem Post CNN Haaretz Benzinga Defense One Sky News NDTV Associated Press The Jerusalem Post CNBC UPI mint Washington Post CNA NDTV Breitbart mint Voice of America (VOA News) The Hill Business Insider New York Post Fox News ABC News Popular Mechanics Washington Examiner NBC News Forbes Deutsche Welle South China Morning Post NDTV Fox News The Daily Beast Semafor The Hill Washington Post The Guardian CNA The Daily Wire Evening Standard The Daily Caller PBS NewsHour The Hill Sky News Al Jazeera CNN Haaretz Voice of America (VOA News) United States Department of State BBC UPI CNBC Fox News EL PAÍS CBS News The Jerusalem Post Washington Post Quartz Quartz Baltimore Sun