Qatar – Al Jazeera, January 22, 2025
The Houthis have warned they will resume attacks on international commercial shipping if Israel reneges on Gaza truce.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader cargo vessel that they confiscated shortly after the start of Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Iran-aligned group said in a statement on Wednesday that the 25-strong crew of Filipinos, Mexicans, Romanians, Bulgarians and Ukrainians who spent 430 days in captivity were transferred to Oman by order of Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi.
The Supreme Political Council of the group said the release came “in coordination with the Hamas movement and the mediation of the Sultanate of Oman”.
It took place “within the framework of the battle to support Gaza and in support of the ceasefire agreement”, the council said.
