Yemen says Houthi strike on Red Sea ship killed four
Yemen’s government said a Houthi attack hit a vessel near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, leaving four people dead and raising tensions on a key shipping route.
Yemen’s government said a Houthi strike on a ship in the Red Sea killed four people near the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Tuesday. The vessel was heading to a port in the area with food supplies, according to the government.
The attack came as the Iran-backed group accused Saudi Arabia of moving weapons on the ship, a claim the Yemeni government rejected. The ship was identified in local reporting as Egyptian-owned.
Al Jazeera reported that the deaths were the first linked to Houthi attacks on shipping since the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran began. The incident adds to the risks facing traffic through one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints.
The Bab al-Mandab links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and is a critical route for global trade. Houthi attacks in the area have repeatedly disrupted commercial shipping since the conflict widened.
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