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Houthi supporters shout slogans during a weekly, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

What to know as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch new, more violent attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a violent new wave of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels and killing crew members. The assaults beginning over the weekend mark an escalation in their campaign tied to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C is seen near Cathlamet, Oregon, July 23, 2019. (Mike Cullom via AP)

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The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C is seen in Split, Croatia, Jan. 30, 2023. (Sinisa Aljinovic via AP)

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This frame grab from a handout video provided by the Ansar Allah Media Office shows smoke billowing from civilian aircraft following Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025.(Courtesy of Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)

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Yemenis watch as smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

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Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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