Overview

• The Houthis sank the tanker Rubymar in the Red Sea, causing an environmental threat and damaging underwater telecommunications cables.
• Three sailors were killed in a Houthi missile strike on the container ship True Confidence, marking the first fatalities in the group's Red Sea campaign.
• US-led airstrikes have failed to deter the Houthis, who aim to disrupt trade linked to Israel and its backers in solidarity with Gaza.
• Fifteen Houthi drones targeting merchant and military vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden were shot down by the American military and its allies.
• A food aid ship prepares to leave Cyprus for Gaza, aiming to alleviate the humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing conflict.