A total of more than 20 countries have agreed to participate in the new U.S.-led coalition safeguarding commercial traffic in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement as more nations join the effort, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Still, the new Pentagon total would suggest that at least eight of the countries who have signed up have also declined to be publicly named, in a sign of political sensitivities of the operation as regional tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war.

“We’ve had over 20 nations now sign on to participate,” Major General Patrick Ryder said, noting declarations by Greece and Australia.

“We’ll allow other countries, defer to them to talk about their participation.”

        • GiveMemes@jlai.luEnglish
          82·
          11 months ago

          Sorry what? That doesn’t mean that Israel has any right to murder civilians left and right, even to the point of killing their own hostages that were waving a white flag and spoke Hebrew.

          Stop excusing genocide just because of a terrorist attack you disgusting sack of shit. You can condemn Hamas and still recognize that what the Israeli government is doing has been (since long before oct 7) and continues to be horrible towards the Palestinian people, clearly performing a form of ethnic cleansing and cultural genocide.

          • muntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldEnglish
            53·
            11 months ago

            I aint excusing shit. 2 nations attempting to genocide eachother there are no good guys.

            Cant be takin sides both are as bad as eachother.

            If ur responce to that is its about numbers of casualties then the most efficent thing to do in terms of saving human life would be refocus ur efforts on russias genocide or chinas genocides?

              • LaLiLuLuCo@lemmy.caEnglish
                23·
                11 months ago

                Pogroms throughout the 20th century at almost the entire Jewish population in MENA and most recently October 7th. It’s in Hamas’ charter.

                You know the actual ethnic cleansing of jews that far exceeded the Nakbah.

                Meanwhile the 20% Arab Israeli Muslim population really likes their standard of living. Come to the beaches sometime.

                • Altofaltception@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  12·
                  11 months ago

                  You know the actual ethnic cleansing of jews that far exceeded the Nakbah.

                  Palestinians did that?