Attacks in Red Sea shipping lanes have to stop otherwise international action will be taken, British foreign secretary David Cameron warned Yemen’s Houthis on Thursday.

“This is illegal. It’s not to do with Gaza, it’s not to do with Israel. This is about the freedom of navigation. This is about the ability of ships to carry their cargo,” Reuters reports he told the media during a trip to Kosovo.

“The world economy, every economy, will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal and unacceptable way. And these attacks need to stop or actions will be taken.”

When asked, Cameron declined to specify what action the UK would take.

/The Guardian