Yemen's Houthi militia sank the Greek bulk carrier Magic Seas, which flies the Liberian flag, in the Red Sea. This is the first attack action by the Houthi militia in the Red Sea since the conflict between Israel and Iran. Western media reported that part of the Houthi militants approached the Greek bulk carrier by speedboat and attacked it with grenade launchers and other automatic weapons. Subsequently, four attack drones attacked the Greek bulk carrier, sinking it.

Western countries are now troubled by the Houthi militia, as the Houthi militia's blockade of the Red Sea, the Strait of Bab el Mandeb, and the Gulf of Aden has made Western merchant ships basically avoid passing through, greatly increasing shipping costs and causing significant impact on the European economy. Currently, only Chinese and Russian vessels can pass through the Red Sea without being attacked by the Houthi militia.

Western countries naturally want to eliminate the Houthi militia, but military strikes are costly, time-consuming, and too risky. The United States has been bombing the Houthi militia with aircraft carriers and air forces for more than a year, but has not inflicted any serious damage on the Houthi militia, let alone lifting the Houthi militia's maritime blockade around the Red Sea.

Western countries have also tried to find agents to fight the Houthi militia, but these agents have stated that if the West does not send troops, they will not go to fight the Houthi militia. Because the agents that the West can find were all defeated by the Houthi militia before, and they still remember the painful experience of being beaten by the Houthi militia. It's a joke, if the West doesn't send troops, these agents have no chance of winning against the Houthi militia, it's just a self-inflicted pain.

Therefore, the West currently has no way to deal with the Houthi militia. In fact, it is not complicated for the West to get out of the Red Sea dilemma, just stop supporting Israel. But the West is unwilling to do so, so the West can only endure the punishment brought by the Houthi militia's blockade of the Red Sea.

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