US considers designating Houthis a terrorist organization after cargo ship hijacking

By Mike Brest

Published November 21, 2023 8:24pm ET

US considers designating Houthis a terrorist organization after cargo ship hijacking — The Galaxy Leader is seen at the port of Koper, Slovenia on Sept. 16, 2008. Yemen's Houthi rebels seized the Israeli-linked cargo ship Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in a crucial Red Sea shipping route, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front.

The Biden administration is considering redesignating the Houthi rebels, based in Yemen, as a terrorist entity, a White House official confirmed Tuesday.

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