A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

By JON GAMBRELL
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected assault by Yemen’s Houthi rebels noticed an explosion detonated close to a ship within the Gulf of Aden, doubtlessly marking their newest assault on delivery by way of the essential waterway resulting in the Pink Sea. The British army’s United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations middle mentioned the blast struck early Sunday because the ship handed Aden, the port metropolis in southern Yemen residence to the nation’s exiled authorities. The Houthis have launched repeated drone and missile assaults in the identical space, disrupting power and cargo shipments by way of the Gulf of Aden. The rebels didn’t instantly declare accountability for the assault, although it usually takes the Houthis a number of hours earlier than acknowledging their assaults.