Yemen’s Houthi movement said it carried out an attack on a vessel it described as linked to Israel in the Red Sea, marking another escalation in a maritime campaign that has disrupted shipping routes in the region.

The claim was reported by Reuters and comes amid continued tensions tied to the Gaza war and wider regional instability. The Houthis have repeatedly targeted ships they say are connected to Israel, the United States, or their allies, prompting security warnings and rerouted commercial traffic.

Details on the ship, the scale of any damage, and whether there were casualties were not immediately clear from the report. As with previous incidents, claims from the group could not be independently verified in the immediate aftermath.

The Red Sea has become a flashpoint for attacks on commercial vessels, raising costs and risks for global trade while putting civilian crews and regional shipping lanes under increasing strain.