You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence World News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features World Yemen's Houthi Movement Threatens Israeli Ships in Red Sea Yemen's Houthi Movement Threatens Israeli Ships in Red Sea by Ship & Bunker News Team Monday June 8, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The Yemeni group plans first to prevent Israeli ships from transiting the Red Sea. File Image / Pixabay Yemen 's Houthi movement has threatened Israel -linked shipping operating in the Red Sea . The Houthis will ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, news agency Reuters reported on Monday, citing comments from the group. The group plans first to prevent Israeli ships from transiting the Red Sea, before moving on to stopping the passage of ships bound for Israel, according to the report. There have been repeated warnings of the Houthis closing the Red Sea to international shipping since the outbreak of the recent conflict in and around Iran, but as yet no such action has been taken. The Houthi movement is heavily supported by Iran . The largest international shipping companies have in any case largely been avoiding the Red Sea and Suez Canal for several years in response to previous Houthi attacks, though these attacks had largely stopped more than a year ago.  But Saudi Arabia has substantially increased oil exports via the Red Sea port of Yanbu in recent months in response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. If the tankers taking these shipments could be targeted by the Houthis, this would be a significant blow to the oil market. Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News Know Your Counterparty: Petrocore Energy LLC-FZ, Physical Suppli