Overview

• 19-year-old Yemeni man, Rashid Al Haddad, dubbed 'Timhouthi Chalamet', has become a social media sensation after posting a video of himself aboard a hijacked container ship.
• Haddad has used his newfound fame to draw attention to the ongoing conflict in Palestine, urging his followers to focus on the issue rather than his looks.
• The Houthi movement, which Haddad is associated with, has been seizing commercial ships and cargo in the Red Sea, demanding that food, medicine, fuel and water be delivered to Gaza.
• Haddad's TikTok account was deleted for violating the platform's community guidelines, but he has since launched a new one.
• Despite the social media attention, Haddad insists that his only motivation is to stop the ongoing attack on Gaza.