Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:11am on 20 Nov 2023,Monday International
Israel accuses Yemen's Houthi rebels of seizing an India-bound cargo ship in the southern Red Sea, heightening concerns of regional tensions. The Bahamas-flagged "Galaxy Leader," allegedly British-owned and Japanese-operated, was en route to Pipavav, India, with 25 crew members of various nationalities. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu condemns the hijacking as an "Iranian act of terror" with global consequences. Satellite tracking places the ship southwest of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a day before the reported seizure. Amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, fears grow of wider regional instability with the Red Sea's strategic importance in global trade.
