Six killed in Houthi attack on Bab al-Mandeb ship, Yemen’s government says

The deaths on board the Egyptian-owned Tihamah mark first shipping deaths linked to Houthis since the US-Israel war on Iran began.Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused the Houthi rebel group of killing at least six people and wounding 10 others in a double-tap strike on a cargo vessel in the Bab al-Mandeb strait.The attack on the Egyptian-owned Tihamah on Tuesday marks the first shipping deaths linked to the Iran-aligned Houthis since the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What are the challenges facing the Mecca agreement?list 2 of 4Will Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact change US strategy?list 3 of 4Iran changed the rules in Hormuz. The Gulf is changing the rules for Iranlist 4 of 4Fishermen face deadly dangers as Yemen’s Red Sea becomes a warzoneend of listYemen’s Transport Ministry said three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national were killed after the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the commercial ship, sparking a fire and causing “significant damage” to the vessel.Yemen’s coastguard said in a separate statement that the Houthis fired another missile at the ship as rescue personnel were evacuating the dead and wounded.“The attack struck the site of the rescue operation and resulted in deaths and injuries among the forces participating in the response operation,” the coastguard said.At least two troops were killed in the second strike.Ten people were wounded in total, including seven crew members, it added.Houthi-Saudi truce unravelsYemen’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and called on the international community “to move from condemnation to effective and decisive action” against the Houthis.There was no official comment from the Houthis.But the Houthi-run news agency Saba reported that the ‌group had attacked a Saudi ship carrying military equipment in Bab al-Mandeb. It did not name the ship, and there was no immediate Saudi response to the report.