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Sri Lanka to deploy ship in Red Sea

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Colombo, January 4

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that Sri Lanka will provide a Navy vessel to fight attacks by Houthi rebels on merchant ships in the Red Sea, joining countries like India in protecting the key waterway for global trade.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched more than 20 attacks on merchant ships in recent weeks, claiming to take revenge against Israeli strkes in Gaza.

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