On Thursday, December 14, the website Axios wrote, citing two senior American officials, that the administration of Joe Biden sent messages to the Houthi rebels in Yemen through several intermediaries, warning them to stop their attacks against the Red Star ships and also against ships connected to Israel.

The Houthi attacks have created a lot of tension in the region and are seen as a growing threat to shipping on one of the region's main maritime trade routes.

The latest case is the drone attack on one of the ships of the Danish Maersk company, which took place on Thursday, although neither the crew of this ship nor the ship itself were harmed.

A US government official told Axius that Tim Landerking, the US special representative for Yemen, who traveled to the Persian Gulf in recent days, asked his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar to convey these warning messages to the Houthis.

Mr. Landerking emphasized in these messages that the US is very concerned that the Houthi attacks threaten the freedom of navigation in international waters.

According to US officials, several countries in the region have sent similar messages to the Houthis over the past two weeks, saying that attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea or against Israel are "unacceptable".

However, American officials admit that these warning messages did not have a deterrent effect and did not lead to a reduction in Houthi attacks.

As a result of these attacks, the arrival of commercial ships to the port of Eilat in southern Israel was almost completely stopped.

The Houthi militias, which control most of Yemen's territory, claim that their attacks should be seen as a sign of their support for the Palestinians, and emphasized that they will continue their attacks until Israel stops attacking the Gaza Strip.

The White House has announced that the United States is looking to establish a naval task force in the Red Sea.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said: "We are in discussions with other countries about creating a maritime task force to provide security for ships passing through this area." 

A note in the background of the article: Those who want to stop the Houthis' maritime terrorist activities had better go to the practical stage while punishing the Iranians who are behind the Houthis' attacks and supplying the appropriate weapons for this.

Those who avoid harming Iranian interests at the same time are wasting their time and seriously harming the global economy.

Israel has given limited time to global diplomacy to stop the Houthi harassment of Israeli shipping. If it will not stop, the world will be able to witness how Israel suddenly changes its language to "spoken Yemeni".