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Three killed in Houthi attack on ship in Gulf of Aden

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden killed three crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, US officials said. It is the first fatal attack in a campaign by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The US military’s Central […]

Two killed in Houthi attack on ship in Gulf of Aden

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden killed two crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, US officials said. It is the first fatal attack in a campaign by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The extent of the […]

Why the Navy says its Red Sea and Gulf of Aden battles are historic

SAN DIEGO — The Navy’s ongoing battles with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have resulted in destroyers shooting down 14 anti-ship ballistic missiles “for the first time in history,” the Navy’s top officer said Tuesday at the annual West 2024 conference here. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war […]

Fire on British-linked ship put out after Houthi strike in Gulf of Aden

A blaze on a British-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden has been put out after firefighting efforts continued through the night following a strike by Houthi rebels. The UK and its allies “reserve the right to respond appropriately” following the latest attack claimed by the Iran-backed group, the UK government has said. The […]

New drone attack on ship in Gulf of Aden

A ship has come under attack in the Gulf of Aden which was likely to have been a bomb-carrying drone, the British military said. The attack happened 70 miles south east of the city of Aden, said United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, an arm of the Royal Navy that oversees Middle Eastern waterways. The ship’s […]