Houthis seize ship with Israeli ties

The World

​​On Sunday, just days after declaring Yemen’s waters off limits for Israeli shipping, Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijacked a ship, the Galaxy Leader, with links to Israel. The 25 crew members of this Japanese-managed, British-owned ship are being held hostage. Host Marco Werman speaks with Brian Carter at the American Enterprise Institute about the capture, and about the Yemeni group’s regional intentions.

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