Yemen’s President Rashad Al-Alimi has issued a chilling warning to global shipping companies: any vessel linked to Israel or its war on Gaza will be considered a legitimate target. This declaration follows a deadly Houthi sea drone and speedboat attack that killed three crew members aboard the Liberian-flagged MV Eternity C in the Red Sea.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a violent new wave of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels and killing crew members.

The Houthis attacked a commercial ship for the first time in approximately seven months, causing the crew aboard to abandon ship, the Yemen-based group announced via social media Monday. MV Magic Seas,