The Latest Breaking News from Red Sea

US Navy destroyer shoots down three drones fired towards commercial vessels

In recent days, three Israeli-linked commercial vessels were targeted by ballistic missiles and drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, marking a clear escalation in maritime attacks in the critical Bab el Mandab strait between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The Iran-backed rebel group attacked multiple ships in the Red Sea over the weekend. The Houthis control large swaths of Yemen's territory.

The Houthis seem to have made a strategic shift towards maritime operations to ramp up pressure on the US and Israel.

U.S. Central Command said the attacks ‘represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security.’

Missiles which hit the Unity Explorer and Number 9 were reportedly fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

US military says the destroyer Carney shot down three drones as US Central Command says it believes attacks ‘fully enabled by Iran’

Ship boarded by gunmen – who fled and then surrendered when USS Mason arrived – in latest incident in region

At least 25 crew members on board were taken hostage

Footage shows masked gunmen jumping on to Galaxy Leader, which Israel says is British-owned

Yemen's Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front.