Yemen’s Houthis launched a missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, killing 2 civilian marines and injuring 6.
American officials confirmed that the cargo ship was also damaged in the missile attack. According to the authorities, this is the first case of loss of life in Houthi attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden.
According to foreign media reports, the Houthi rebels have the patronage of Iran, they have started attacking ships since November 2023, and the United States has been conducting air operations since January to stop them, but the Houthi attacks have not been stopped yet.