{"id":121816,"date":"2023-11-19T23:49:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T23:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=121816"},"modified":"2023-11-19T23:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T23:49:21","slug":"hijack-horror-as-israeli-cargo-ship-stormed-by-iran-backed-militia-in-red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/world-news\/hijack-horror-as-israeli-cargo-ship-stormed-by-iran-backed-militia-in-red-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijack horror as Israeli cargo ship stormed by ‘Iran-backed militia’ in Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Armed hijackers have reportedly stormed an Israeli-flagged cargo vessel in the Red Sea and taken the crew hostage.<\/p>\n

Members of the Yemeni-based Houthi rebel group are understood to have taken control of the Galaxy Leader ship with 22 sailors on board.<\/p>\n

Israeli authorities confirmed the Galaxy Leader had been seized but it is thought that there are no nationals from the country on board.<\/p>\n

The Houthis have been waging a bloody civil war in Yemen for almost a decade fighting government forces, they are understood to be supported by Iran.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks the Israeli navy moved ships into the Red Sea capable of intercepting missiles which had been fired from Houthi territory in Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.<\/p>\n

This is a breaking news story, more to follow… <\/strong><\/p>\n

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