Middle East Crisis Reactions to the ceasefire
The Houthi militia promises to stop its attacks on all ships except Israeli ones
The Iran-backed Houthi militia intends to stop attacking all but Israeli-owned ships in the Red Sea. This is in response to the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the group writes in a statement to the shipping industry according to Al Jazeera.
The attacks on Israeli ships will also stop when the full ceasefire agreement is implemented, according to the statement. If the US, Britain or Israel bomb targets in Yemen, the group's attacks on all ships will resume.
The attacks have been a major problem for commercial shipping in the area over the past year. Many shipping companies have rerouted their routes around the southern tip of Africa, according to the New York Times.
The Houthi militia promises to stop its attacks on all ships except Israeli ones
The Iran-backed Houthi militia intends to stop attacking all but Israeli-owned ships in the Red Sea. This is in response to the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the group writes in a statement to the shipping industry according to Al Jazeera.
The attacks on Israeli ships will also stop when the full ceasefire agreement is implemented, according to the statement. If the US, Britain or Israel bomb targets in Yemen, the group's attacks on all ships will resume.
The attacks have been a major problem for commercial shipping in the area over the past year. Many shipping companies have rerouted their routes around the southern tip of Africa, according to the New York Times.
Security around the Baltic Sea
Expert: Absurd to claim that the cable breaks are accidents
The Washington Post's information that the cable breaks in the Baltic Sea were caused by accidents rather than sabotage is "absurd". This is what Jukka Savolainen, director of the European hybrid expertise center, told the Finnish newspaper Ilta Sanomat.
He believes that it is unlikely that three cable breaks occurred by mistake in just 1.5 years – and that the newspaper's information fits the Russian narrative well. According to him, the Washington Post article mixes true and false claims. It is true that no country has openly accused Russia of having ordered the cable breaks. What is not true is that Western intelligence has already determined that Russia is not behind the events, according to Savolainen.
In recent decades, no accidents in the Baltic Sea have caused this type of damage to infrastructure, he continues.
– I emphasize that I cannot prove that Russia is behind the damage, but it is obvious that someone caused this.
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