According to a statement from US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US authorities and a number of other states intend to launch an operation in the Red Sea to ensure freedom of navigation and the safety of ships in the face of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels ensure.
“The recent escalation of reckless Houthi attacks from Yemen threatens the free flow of trade, endangers innocent seafarers and violates international law,” the statement said. It was emphasized that the free passage of ships through the Red Sea was crucial for international trade.
“Countries that want to uphold the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation must come together to meet the challenge posed by this non-state actor firing ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at commercial vessels from many countries lawfully transiting international waters,” Austin said. “This is an international challenge that requires collective action. That is why today I am announcing the creation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a major new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and the leadership of its Task Force 153, focused on: Security in the Red Sea," he emphasized.
According to the senior US defense official, the operation is aimed at “jointly addressing security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the aim of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and ensuring security and prosperity in “to strengthen the region”. Austin also said that Bahrain, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, Spain and the United States will come together.
Following the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, Yemen's Houthi rebels said they would target Israeli territory and would not allow any associated ships to pass through the waters of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb until then. Allow road The operation in the Palestinian enclave was over.