At least six killed in suspected Houthi attack on Egyptian ship in the Red Sea

At least four crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday while two members of the forces deployed on a rescue mission to evacuate the ship were also killed. The initial salvo targeting the ship "caused a fire to break out aboard the vessel and inflicted extensive damage, in addition to causing deaths and injuries among its crew, including three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national killed", the coastguard said in a statement. A second strike targeted the vessel as rescue workers carried out a mission to evacuate the ship. "The attack struck the site of the rescue operation and resulted in deaths and injuries among the forces participating in the response operation," the coast guard added, saying 10 people were injured over the course of the strikes. The statement came hours after the Yemen government's transport ministry accused the Houthis of launching the strikes that hit the vessel. The ministry gave a slightly smaller toll, saying four had been killed. The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, if confirmed, would be the first ⁠deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since t...