The European Union’s maritime security force says it’s monitoring a Maltese-flagged merchant ship that was hijacked last week in the Arabian Sea off the Horn of Africa. The EU naval force EUNAVFOR said it was working with local Somali authorities to monitor the vessel, which was hijacked last Thursday, adding that the identity and demands of the hijackers remain a mystery. If confirmed as Somali piracy, it would be the first successful hijacking involving Somali pirates since 2017. The incident comes amid the broader maritime security situation in the Red Sea as Yemen-based Houthis target commercial ships in the region in support of Hamas in Gaza. Do you think that Yemen-based Houthis could be behind the hijackings ?
