1 week ago - By March 2024, over 2,000 ships ... voyages, since the first Houthi attack the previous November. Initial Houthi pledges to target any ship with links to Israel were followed by attacks on ships connected to over a dozen nations, as well, stated, in January 2024, as avenging "American-British aggression ...

February 10: U.S. forces struck two Houthi unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and thrree Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles north of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. February 12: Houthis fired two missiles toward the M/V Star Iris, a cargo ship owned by a Greek ...

2 days ago - The Houthis paused their attacks on Israel and international shipping after a ceasefire in Gaza was reached on 10 October, and signaled that they had halted the attacks in an undated letter to Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades published in November 2025, but threatened to resume them if Israel broke the ceasefire. On 3 December, 11 crew members taken captive from the Greek-owned Eternity C cargo ...

Since January 2024, Western coalition forces have struck Houthi targets in Yemen at least seven times, most recently on November 9 and 10, using highly capable carrier-borne F-35C stealth aircraft for the first time.

March 15, 2025 - January 17, 2024: The Houthi rebels targeted the U.S.-owned cargo ship Genco Picardy in the Gulf of Aden using drones, resulting in damage to the vessel.

July 10, 2024 - U.S.-led airstrikes have targeted the Houthis since January, with a series of strikes on May 30 killing at least 16 people and wounding 42 others, the rebels say. The Houthis maintain that their attacks target ships linked to Israel, the United ...

By late 2023, the Houthis were routinely attacking tankers, cargo ships and the U.S. warships trying to protect them.

December 10, 2024 - Houthi media said the “qualitative operations” by the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the vessels after they departed Djibouti and included naval craft, drones and missiles. It has been several months since a civilian vessel was damaged by ...

January 12, 2024 - 11: Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden but the attack did not cause injuries nor damage, the U.S. military said. It was the 27th such Houthi attack since Nov. 19, the U.S. said. * Jan.

June 26, 2024 - Many attempted strikes have been intercepted by Western forces, but the overall quantity of attacks has been almost nonstop since May 23, when the Houthis launched a missile at the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Yannis (IMO 9401910).

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On July 20, the Houthis attempted to attack the container ship Pumba (IMO 9302566) with an unmanned surface vehicle, claiming that the vessel was American. Security personnel on board were able to destroy the sea drone, and the ship, which was ...

April 25, 2024 - The incidents on Wednesday come after a lull in attacks, during which the Houthis launched more than 50 assaults since November on shipping vessels, including seizing one ship and sinking another, according to the U.S. Maritime Administration.

March 8, 2024 - "That indicates that the Americans are having some success,” he added. “We still don't know to what degree they've degraded the (Houthi) arsenal." Months of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal, the fastest sea route between Asia and Europe, carrying around 15% of global sea trade. Ships carrying everything from furniture and apparel to food and fuel are being diverted to the longer route around Africa, delaying cargo and driving up shipping costs.

March 18, 2025 - Before this weekend’s targeting of the US carrier group, the Houthis had not claimed any attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since January 19, when the ceasefire in Gaza began.

March 17, 2025 - Before this weekend’s targeting of the US carrier group, the Houthis had not claimed attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since January 19, when a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip.

3 weeks ago - Breaking from previous U.S. policy, President Joe Biden announced an end to U.S. support for Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen in February 2021 and revoked its designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization. In January 2024, the ...

July 5, 2026 - On 19 October 2023, US officials ... land-attack cruise missiles and several drones heading toward Israel launched by the Houthis in Yemen. This was the first action by the US military to defend Israel since the outbreak of the war. It was later reported that the ship shot down ...

January 3, 2025 - On March 9, as an example, U.S. Navy ships shoot down 28 Houthi drones. In February, the Houthis hit British cargo ship M/V Rubymar, causing damage to the ship, which held fertilizer.