"Missile Attacks and Abandonment: Yemen's Houthis Target Ships in Gulf of Aden and Red Sea"

A Greek-flagged cargo ship, the Sea Champion, was struck by two missiles in the Gulf of Aden, causing a fire on board, in an apparent attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported the attack and stated that US-led coalition forces had responded. The Houthi movement has been targeting merchant vessels in the region since November, claiming the attacks are in support of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The US and its allies have condemned the attacks and are taking action to protect freedom of navigation and commercial shipping in the critical waterway.