The Houthi rebels have been launching missile and drone attacks against commercial and military ships in the region in what the group’s leadership has described as an effort to end Israel’s offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes overnight Monday on Yemen's Houthi-controlled ports and facilities in the Red Sea after the Iran-backed Yemenite group sank a cargo ship in the Red Sea.The Israeli attack comes as the Houthis claimed responsibility for setting ablaze and sinking a Liberian-flagged,

Another Greek-owned cargo ship, was attacked in the Red Sea on Monday, resulting in at least two crew members wounded and two missing.