### [2026-07-26](/feed/2026/07/26/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Eleven vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, according to shipping data from Kpler. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/red-sea-shipping-slows-after-houthi-attack-saudi-arabia-data-shows-2026-07-27/)

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