On 15 March 2025, protesters held a large Houthi-sponsored protest in Al Jillah (Far Al Udayn, Ibb) in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and with Houthi actions against the 'Zionist enemy' in the context of the latest round of violence in Israel-Palestine, and denouncing the 'crimes' against the civilians by the new regime in Syria.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 15, 2025, a large-scale peaceful demonstration led by Houthi rebels occurred in the Far Al Udayn area of Ibb Governorate, Yemen. This demonstration, aimed at Palestinian solidarity and condemnation of Syria's new government, proceeded peacefully, with the current direct supply-chain threat level remaining low.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Red Sea maritime transport potential risk: Continued expression of Houthis' anti-Israel activities could increase the possibility of ship attacks on Red Sea-Suez Canal routes
• Yemen inland logistics network instability: Concerns over indirect impact on overland transport routes and regional agricultural distribution, as the demonstration area is located in Yemen's central inland region
• Middle East regional political tension escalation: Need to monitor ripple effects on logistics networks from political instability within the Middle East region due to condemnation statements against Syria's new government

3) Watch points

• Houthi maritime attack activities: Whether ship attacks targeting the Red Sea region increase over the next 2-3 weeks and trends in international shipping industry responses
• Additional demonstration spread within Yemen: Monitoring the possibility of demonstration spread to other regions and transition from peaceful to violent demonstrations