Houthis, Red Sea and Yemen
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A Liberian-flagged cargo ship came under fire on Monday in the Red Sea, with two security guards on board reportedly hurt and two others missing in an assault that came after Yemen's Houthi rebels purportedly sunk another vessel in a similar attack.
The Israeli military says the strikes were a response to attacks by the Houthis, who later launched two missiles towards Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Houthi rebels have attacked and sunk the cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea. A European naval force reported Wednesday that only six of the 25 crew members have