The move by the Iranian-backed Houthis marks their latest effort to de-escalate their attacks following a ceasefire in Gaza.

The two Mexicans had been held for over a year after Houthis rebels hijacked their commercial ship, the Galaxy Leader, in Yemen.

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Wednesday freed the crew of the merchant ship Galaxy Leader after detaining them for more than a year, citing the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas as motivation.Weeks after the war in the Gaza Strip broke out on October 7,

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced the safe release of 17 Filipino crew members of M/V Galaxy Leader, who were held captive in Yemen for more than a year. The Filipino seafarers, along with the rest of the crew of M/V Galaxy Leader,

Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi met here with Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Shaya Mohsin Zindani on Wednesday

The 17 Filipino seafarers held captive in Yemen for more than a year have been safely released, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the vessel off the coast of Yemen, Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. The crew were handed to Oman "in coordination" with Palestinian militant group Hamas after a ceasefire deal in Gaza was brokered with Israel,

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reported that the 17 Filipino seafarers captured by Houthi rebels in Yemen in Nov. 23 have been released together with the rest of the crewmembers of M/V Galaxy Leader.

The crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vessel seized by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis over a year ago, has been released. Their release coincides with a Gaza ceasefire, showing Houthi support for Palestinian groups.

The 17 Filipino seafarers held captive by the Houthis in Yemen for more than a year have been safely released, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.