Safin continues to deny its relationship with Israel, America and Britain for fear of targeting the Houthis

Commercial cargo ships related to Israel, America, or Britain are subjected to attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea (Getty)

Navigational data showed more than 20 cargo ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden adding phrases in their data denying their connection to Israel, Britain and America, so as not to be targeted by the "Ansar Allah" group (Houthis).

The phrases included varied between, “We have no connection to Israel, America, or the United Kingdom,” “No connection to Israel,” “The entire crew is Chinese,” or “The crew is Russian.”

It is noted that 8 of these ships belong to Greek companies, in addition to 4 ships belonging to Chinese companies, 3 belonging to companies in Hong Kong, and 6 of the observed flights departed from China.

The itinerary of a cargo ship whose owners were keen to clarify that its crew was Chinese (Al Jazeera)

In this context, Petros Pappas, CEO of Star Bulk Carriers, said, “We will no longer pass through the Suez Canal, because the company’s ship, Star Iris, was attacked on February 12, as it is a company registered in America.

This comes in light of increasing tensions in the Red Sea, despite the departure of more American, British, and German warships to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea.

About 12% of global maritime trade passes through the route where the Houthis target ships, which prompted a number of shipping companies to stop their ships crossing the Red Sea.

Data from a cargo ship denying its relationship with Israel (Al Jazeera)

In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which is facing Israeli aggression with American support, the Houthis targeted, with missiles and drones, Israeli cargo ships or those heading to Israel in the Red Sea, and affirmed their determination to continue their operations until the end of the war on the Strip.

Since the beginning of this year, a Washington-led coalition has launched raids that it says target Houthi sites in various regions of Yemen, in response to their attacks in the Red Sea, which was met with a response from the group from time to time.

Source: Al Jazeera