A year after October 7, Houthi Red Sea attacks still torment global trade
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/10/5/a-year-after-october-7-houthi-red-sea-attacks-still-torment-global-trade
As the war in Gaza approaches the one-year mark on October 7, Houthi attacks are still disrupting commercial shipping, exposing the vulnerability of the supply chains that form the backbone of international trade.
While a United States-led international force has been able to thwart many attacks, commercial ships continue to be targeted and operators remain hesitant to use the waterway, raising the likelihood that trade will continue to suffer as long as conflict persists in the Middle East.
Syrian air defences engage ‘hostile targets’
Syria’s state-run news agency SANA is reporting that air defences confronted “hostile targets in the skies of western Homs countryside”.
This comes amid initial unconfirmed reports that an air strike by a suspected Israeli drone targeted the city of al-Bukamal on the Syrian-Iraqi border.
