The Houthis will resume attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea if those ships have ties to companies that work with Israeli ports, the Yemen-based group announced this week. While the Houthis are calling it a “fourth phase of escalation,

As Gaza ceasefire talks collapse, the Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks by threatening all global shipping linked to Israel, deepening regional instability and humanitarian crisis.

The challenge for any outside force looking to use military means against the group is how to handicap them,’ one expert says.