Houthi Missile Attacks Force Crew Abandonment and US Drone Crash
The crew of a UK cargo vessel was forced to abandon ship after it was struck by two Houthi missiles near the Red Sea, marking one of the most damaging attacks by the group. The Iran-backed rebels also claimed to have taken out a US drone in Yemen, as President Biden acknowledged that recent US airstrikes are not deterring them. The targeted ship, Rubymar, was sailing from the UAE to Bulgaria when it was hit, prompting UK officials to condemn the "reckless attack." The Houthis, allied with Hamas, have been targeting maritime traffic in the region in protest of the Israel-Gaza conflict, with the US and its allies retaliating by targeting Houthi missiles and drones.