Yemen's Houthis announced on Sunday that two civilian ships and an American destroyer were attacked in the Red Sea as well as in the Arabian Sea. This was their latest attempt to disrupt shipping, which they claim is in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

Yahya Saree, the Houthi spokesperson for the military, stated in a statement that the militant group had fired ballistic missiles on the American destroyer. He also said that naval missiles were fired at a vessel called Captain Paris and drones were launched at a Happy Condor. It is not known if any of the targets have been hit.

Early Sunday morning, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations

Two explosions were reported by a ship 40 nautical miles south-west of Yemen's al Mukha. It said that the vessel and crew were safe, and they continued their journey without identifying it.

Since November, the Houthis who are aligned with Iran and control Yemen's capital city, as well as most of its populated areas have launched dozens attacks against international shipping in Red Sea Region in solidarity with Palestinians.

Since February, the attacks have disrupted global trade as ship owners were forced to divert vessels away from Suez Canal. They also prompted retaliatory strikes by the U.S. Reporting by Hatem Maher and Muhammad Al Gebaly, Editing by Peter Graff