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2024-01-01 11:18:52 UTC - HELPFUL
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Factually you are right, the Red Sea has parts which are considered as international waters, BUT the Bab El mandeb strait is a part of Yemeni territories. So Yes Yemen does have the right to block Israel linked ships from the strait. https://www.britannica.com/place/Yemen/Land#:~:text=Yemen's%20territory%20includes%20a%20number,Suqu%E1%B9%ADr%C4%81)%2C%20Yemen's%20most%20important%20and
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