Somali Institute of Chinese Studies

Escalation in the Red Sea

Yemeni Armed Forces targeted Israel-linked MSC UNITED container ship heading Egypt in an attempt to bypass the Red Sea blockade through a land corridor from Port Said to Eilat after Israeli goods are delivered to Egypt by sea.

A land corridor for the delivery of cargo between the Gulf states and Israel through Saudi Arabia and Jordan is being extended to Egypt, as alternate sea routes have come under attack during the war with Hamas in Gaza," Source: JNS

The latest accord expanding the corridor, which was signed on Sunday, was not intended to replace the sea route through the Suez Canal, but to offer an alternate route at a time of attacks... and to complement it during times of peace with expedited delivery," JNS

Operation of the ground route, which quietly got underway earlier this year amid U.S.-brokered... talks, has gathered steam as YEMENI Houthi from Yemen have stepped up assaults on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, a critical corridor for global shipping," JNS

This latest attack on the Israel-linked container ship and other targets in Eliat is a significant escalation for one BIG reason because it sends a strong warning to Arab States: UAE Saud Arabia Jordan Egypt and the message is don't facilitate land corridor to Israel.