deterrence to stop the houthis doing what they re doing? i think the answer to that is probably not. right. i was talking to frank gardner earlier about whether it was really just a sort of show of strength rather than actually these targets that we were just talking through, all the targets that have been hit there, whether it was actually enough to make a substantial difference to the houthis capabilities or not. well, it will make a difference. i mean, they have hit 60 targets, 16 locations. they ve focused on something specific that s linked to what s been going on in the red sea, production of drones, launch sites, missile sites. so, you know, they have focused on military capabilities. they won t have destroyed all the houthis military capability. remember, the saudis have been bombing the houthis for years and they were still defiant and they still had military capability. once the west had said stop this or else, they had to do the or else, and this is the or else. b
average container ship s fuel costs. maersk is re routing its vessels away from the red sea and the suez canal. before the strikes took place the boss of maersk spoke to the bbc to warn of significant disruption to global supply chains because of the attacks. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc s aaron heslehurst that these extra costs are already being passed on to consumers. it s one of the most important arteries of global trade and having to re route all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that, and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into into normal. so you need to see, i think, a stronger mobilisation. the other thing is that the level of threat is actually evolving and so for the coalition that is trying to put in place this safe passage, they need to constantly reassess the level of protection. but for us, it is really import
The international court ofjustice hears israel s defence against accusations of genocide brought by south africa. coming up in the programme, could it be the end of the password? we ll hear why the passkey could be the next stage in tech evolution. let s return to the middle east. much of the world? or the natural gas comes from the region. the red sea carries 15% of goods traded typically east to west. already, as vessels face attack, many shipping firms have diverted to this route you see here. it takes ten days longer, it adds $1 million to the
Has been hearing israel s defence against accusations of genocide brought by south africa. and coming up in the programme could it be the end of the password? we ll hear why the passkey could be the next stage of tech evolution. hello, i m maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news now three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. attacks on houthis in yemen by aircraft from the united states and the united kingdom would not go without punishment or retaliation . a houthi military spokesman has vowed to continue its support for palestinians in gaza and its attacks on ships in the red sea. iran which has long backed the houthis said the strikes were a clear violation of yemen s territorial integrity. according to the us, more than 12 sites were hit across yemen,