UN Security Council Demands Houthis End Red Sea Attacks

The UN Security Council on Wednesday demanded Yemen’s Houthis immediately end attacks on ships in the Red Sea and implicitly endorsed a US-led task force that has been defending vessels while cautioning against escalating tensions.

The demand came in a Security Council resolution approved with 11 votes in favor, none against and four abstentions.

It also called on the Houthis to release the Galaxy Leader, a Japanese-operated vehicle carrier linked to an Israeli businessman that the group commandeered on Nov. 19, and its crew.

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