The Houthis then responded with an apparent missile attack on Israel. The Israeli military said that it attempted to intercept the two missiles launched by the Houthis, but they appeared to make impact, though no injuries have been reported. Sirens sounded in the West Bank and along the Dead Sea.

Israel launched airstrikes targeting Houthi-held ports in Yemen, accusing them of weapon transfers from Iran. The Houthis retaliated with missile attacks. The tensions escalate following a Houthi attack on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said that an armed security team on the ship had returned fire and that the “situation is ongoing.”