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Last Sunday, about six nautical miles off the Somali coastal city of Garacad, a group of armed individuals stormed and seized control of the cargo ship MV Sward, which was sailing under the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis, according to the UK Maritime Maritime Trade and Operations Organisation (UKMTO). Just five days earlier, another armed group had hijacked the oil tanker Honour 25 while it was sailing off the coast of the Somali town of Durdura under the flag of Palau, according to the same agency.

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Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs
The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.
Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs.
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