Houthi rebels strike ship in Bab al-Mandeb Strait

On Monday, Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship travelling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea, though the vessel remained undamaged, according to authorities.

This incident broke an 18-day period without reported Houthi attacks, marking a resurgence in assaults that have disrupted shipping in the Red Sea amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The vessel, navigating the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and separates the Arabian Peninsula from East Africa, reported the attack to the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre.

The ship's captain noted two explosions near the vessel, but "the vessel and all crew are reported as safe," stated the UK's Maritime Trade Operations.