Houthis declare they struck an 'Israeli ship'

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Tuesday claimed to have targeted the Maersk Sentosa ship in the Arabian Sea with several ballistic and wing missiles, according to Reuters.

In a televised address, the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said, "The American ship Maersk Sentosa was targeted in the Arabian Sea by naval forces and missile force in a joint operation." Sarea also stated that the group targeted the Marathopolis ship in the Arabian Sea and the MSC Patnaree ship in the Gulf of Aden, which he claimed is an Israeli vessel, with drones.

* Arutz 7 contributed to this report.