It’s possible that Israel could deem any Houthi facility or asset suspected of being used for drug production/trafficking as a military target.'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying that only six of 25 people who were on board have been rescued.

The second Iran-backed rebel assault in days pushed firms to shun a Red Sea route carrying about 12% of global trade.

The Department of Migrant Workers is working on verifying reports that Houthi forces may have kidnapped several crew members of MV Eternity C after attacking and sinking the vessel while traversing the Red Sea.

A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by Israeli defense systems after sirens sounded across several regions. Iran-backed Houthis continue to attack Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza,

More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over one million children under the age of five who are suffering from "life-threatening acute malnutrition," the U.N. humanitarian chief says.