Yemen’s Houthis have announced that they will resume attacks on Israeli ships after their deadline for Israel to allow the resumption of aid deliveries into Gaza passed. The armed group said late on Tuesday that it was “resuming the ban on the passage of all Israeli ships” in the Red Sea because Israel failed to honour the deadline the Houthis announced on Friday.

IAF preparing to fend off potential missile and drone attacks as Iran-backed rebels, who have also targeted non-Israeli shipping, cite 'moral responsibility' for Palestinians

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have warned shippers that “any Israeli vessel” traveling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as Israel continues to block aid to the Gaza Strip.