Greece will take command of the new naval mission of the European Union in the Red Sea. This was reported by El País newspaper, citing EU sources.
It is said that the Greek commander will lead the Aspides operation, which is aimed at protecting European ships. The operational headquarters of the mission will be located on an Italian ship. It is expected that on February 19, the foreign ministers of the member states of the Union will approve the start of the one-year operation, where four frigates will be deployed.
European ships will respond only to attacks from the sea and will not fire in the direction of the mainland. The EU mission will be independent from the US-led Prosperity Guardian operation, but there will be cooperation and information sharing between them.
On October 7, 1200 people were killed and 253 people were captured in Israel after the invasion of the militants of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas. According to the latest data reported by the health authorities of Gaza, the number of victims of Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has reached 28,985, and the number of wounded has reached 68,883.
Following the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced that they will launch attacks on Israeli territory and will not allow ships linked to the country to pass through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab el Mandeb Strait until operations in the enclave cease. Since mid-November last year, they have attacked dozens of civilian ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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