The Netherlands will send the frigate Zr to the Red Sea. Ms. Tromp with 200 military personnel to protect civilian shipping. The country's government should announce the official decision to send the ship today.
It is noted that the frigate is equipped with an air defense system and it is assumed that its main task will be to protect civilian ships from air threats. It will operate as part of the international operation Prosperity Guardian and should reach the Red Sea by the end of March.
By law, the Dutch government is required to notify parliament of its decision. He will discuss this government decision, but will not be able to cancel it.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
Since November 2023, Yemen's Houthis have begun regularly attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Aden and the Red Sea with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. The first attacks began immediately after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
In response to regular militant attacks, on January 12, the United States and Britain fired missiles at Houthi military targets in Yemen for the first time. On January 17, the United States added the Houthis to its list of global terrorist organizations. Since then, the Western coalition has been carrying out regular attacks on Houthi military targets in Yemen, but militant attacks on ships have not stopped.
In February, the European Union launched a naval mission in the Red Sea called Eunavfor Aspides to protect shipping in the region.
On March 1, the US military shot down cruise missiles and a drone fired towards the Red Sea.
On March 2, the Rubimar ship, attacked by the Yemeni Houthis, sank in the Red Sea. This is the first ship to sink after a militant attack.
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