Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by AFP)

The Philippines on Friday urged mariners to avoid the Red Sea, amid fears over missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Iran-backed group has launched attacks on commercial ships in the region since the start of the Gaza war. “Philippine nationals should avoid the area altogether unless absolutely necessary for their livelihood,” the Foreign Ministry said, warning of “conflict escalation in the Red Sea that poses a clear and present danger to all Filipino seafarers working in the area”.

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