A US warship and three commercial vessels came under attack in the Red Sea on Sunday, according to the Pentagon, in a potential escalation of the fallout from Israel’s conflict with Hamas in a vital trade corridor.
The US defence department cited reports of strikes on commercial ships and the USS Carney, a destroyer that had been operating in the region and had shot down drones and missiles fired from Yemen in recent weeks, according to officials.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group that controls part of Yemen, separately claimed responsibility for targeting two ships with a drone and missile. The group claimed the ships were linked to Israel.