No.What all 20 countries that joined yesterday all pulled out today?
Some countries are going to help defend shipping, but don't want to do it under US command and so will only coordinate through existing NATO mechanisms.
Will NATO bomb the Houthis??
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Some countries are going to help defend shipping, but don't want to do it under US command and so will only coordinate through existing NATO mechanisms.
Exactly there are going to still be a bunch of countries with warships in the area to stop the houthis terrorists.
You support genocide and apartheid.
Zionism is disgusting as are its supporters.
Now there are threats of a complete blockade for Israel.
Kind of like what they've done to Gaza for the last 6 years.
99% of their goods come by sea.
So much winning for Israel.
Kind of like what they've done to Gaza for the last 6 years.
99% of their goods come by sea.
So much winning for Israel.
Considering Israel has destroyed the northern and central armed factions of Hamas and is now in the South and NATO is going to absolutely shit-fry the Houthis, things look just fine.
And then Israel will beat the living fuck out of Hezbollah for the trifecta.
The IDF censors all the reports you read.
Exclusive: Israeli Military Censor Bans Reporting on These 8 Subjects
The highly unusual, English-language order for the Gaza war breaks from the secretive and informal way IDF censorship normally works.
theintercept.com
Its about time they do something. They finally killed 10 terrorists and sank their boats. I doubt the houthis will send in more boats. Iran is sending a warship in the Red sea, lets see if they do something. I doubt.
US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea, US says
The U.S. Navy sank three small boats, killing the crew, military officials said.
U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military officials said.
A Maersk container ship, the Singapore-flagged Hangzhou, issued a distress call at about 6:30 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. The merchant vessel said four small boats were attacking it.
"The small boats, originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, fired crew-served and small-arms weapons at the Maersk Hangzhou, getting to within 20 meters of the vessel, and attempted to board the vessel," Central Command said.
Helicopters from two U.S. ships -- the USS Eisenhower and the USS Gravely -- responded and issued verbal calls to the small boats, U.S. officials said.
While the helicopters were "in the process of issuing verbal calls to the small boats, the small boats fired upon the U.S. helicopters with crew served weapons and small arms," Central Command said.
Service members aboard the Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three of the four small boats, killing the crews, U.S. officials said. The fourth boat fled the area.
In a statement Sunday, the Houthis said they lost 10 group members after U.S. forces fired on their vessels, referring to the engagement as "dangerous behavior" that will have "negative repercussions."
The group also said it will continue operating in the Red Sea. "The American enemy bears the consequences of this crime and its repercussions," the group said, in part.
The group also reiterated that it will "not hesitate to confront any aggression" against Yemen and renewed its "advice to all countries not to be drawn into the American plans aimed at igniting the conflict in the Red Sea."
The U.S. does not seek to escalate the conflict, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on "Good Morning America" on Sunday.
"We don't seek a conflict wider in the region and we're not looking for a conflict with the Houthis," Kirby told ABC News' Whit Johnson. "The best outcome here would be for the Houthis to stop these attacks as we have made clear over and over again."
Sunday's incident was the second time in 24 hours that the Hangzhou had issued a distress call, U.S. Navy officials said.
The ship had been traveling on Saturday evening about 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, when it was hit by an unknown object, a Maersk spokesperson told ABC News.
The 14,000-container vessel continued north afterward, heading toward its destination of Port Suez, Egypt.
"Maersk can also confirm that after the initial attack on the vessel, four boats approached the vessel and engaged fire in an expected attempt to board the vessel," said Adhish Alawani, a Maersk spokesperson.
Maersk has delayed all transits through the area for the next 48 hours, as the incident is investigated, he said.
Kirby emphasized the importance of the Red Sea shipping corridor and the critical need to keep it safe and open for international commerce.
Asked if a pre-emptive strike is on the table, Kirby said "we're not ruling anything in or out."
"We have made it clear publicly to the Houthis and privately to our allies and partners, and we're going to make the right decisions going forward," he added.
abcnews.go.com
US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea, US says
The U.S. Navy sank three small boats, killing the crew, military officials said.
U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military officials said.
A Maersk container ship, the Singapore-flagged Hangzhou, issued a distress call at about 6:30 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. The merchant vessel said four small boats were attacking it.
"The small boats, originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, fired crew-served and small-arms weapons at the Maersk Hangzhou, getting to within 20 meters of the vessel, and attempted to board the vessel," Central Command said.
Helicopters from two U.S. ships -- the USS Eisenhower and the USS Gravely -- responded and issued verbal calls to the small boats, U.S. officials said.
While the helicopters were "in the process of issuing verbal calls to the small boats, the small boats fired upon the U.S. helicopters with crew served weapons and small arms," Central Command said.
Service members aboard the Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three of the four small boats, killing the crews, U.S. officials said. The fourth boat fled the area.
In a statement Sunday, the Houthis said they lost 10 group members after U.S. forces fired on their vessels, referring to the engagement as "dangerous behavior" that will have "negative repercussions."
The group also said it will continue operating in the Red Sea. "The American enemy bears the consequences of this crime and its repercussions," the group said, in part.
The group also reiterated that it will "not hesitate to confront any aggression" against Yemen and renewed its "advice to all countries not to be drawn into the American plans aimed at igniting the conflict in the Red Sea."
The U.S. does not seek to escalate the conflict, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on "Good Morning America" on Sunday.
"We don't seek a conflict wider in the region and we're not looking for a conflict with the Houthis," Kirby told ABC News' Whit Johnson. "The best outcome here would be for the Houthis to stop these attacks as we have made clear over and over again."
Sunday's incident was the second time in 24 hours that the Hangzhou had issued a distress call, U.S. Navy officials said.
The ship had been traveling on Saturday evening about 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, when it was hit by an unknown object, a Maersk spokesperson told ABC News.
The 14,000-container vessel continued north afterward, heading toward its destination of Port Suez, Egypt.
"Maersk can also confirm that after the initial attack on the vessel, four boats approached the vessel and engaged fire in an expected attempt to board the vessel," said Adhish Alawani, a Maersk spokesperson.
Maersk has delayed all transits through the area for the next 48 hours, as the incident is investigated, he said.
Kirby emphasized the importance of the Red Sea shipping corridor and the critical need to keep it safe and open for international commerce.
Asked if a pre-emptive strike is on the table, Kirby said "we're not ruling anything in or out."
"We have made it clear publicly to the Houthis and privately to our allies and partners, and we're going to make the right decisions going forward," he added.
US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea, US says
Service members aboard the Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three of the four small boats, killing the crews, U.S. officials said.
abcnews.go.com
Yes Russia and Irans desire to stop the genocide is honorable. Did you know Irans Jewish population is the second largest in the country? Iran is anti Israeli, but has no ideology to kill jews, after all jews are allowed to exist in Iran. As for Russia, they have cordial relations with Israel.
The UK should send an airborne battalion on a good will mission. It worked really well when they did it in St George's Island. Some might think that 800 fully armed paratroopers was an awful lot to send on a goodwill visit. No, it's just an awful lot of goodwill.
Bravo "clap clap clap", it must be hard to sleep with so much hate in your heart that you can't even see clearly.
How bitching because a defensive alliance is defending world trade from actual terrorists.
Bravo "clap clap clap", it must be hard to sleep with so much hate in your heart that you can't even see clearly.
What a loser.
The Hamas attack and the war it caused is probably your favourite thing that happened in 2023.
Moronic celebration of something he claims to be a war crime while ignoring that the Israeli "blockade" saw hundreds and hundreds of aid trucks daily as well as business shipments and daily movement of people. At least this was the case until Hamas started the war.
Frank's just angry that Israel didn't allow Hamas to get more advanced weaponry.
The fact you were able to even type that without laughing...
What a disgusting thing to say.
All while you justify genocide.
What's your favourite thing of 2023, this?
Its not world trade its Israeli trade. Houthis were only trageting Israeli owned and Israeli bound ships. UNTIL the US sucked the rest of its lapdogs into it.
