Suspected Houthi attacks target a ship in Gulf of Aden and Israeli port city of Eilat

Authorities say suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Israeli port city of Eilat. The attacks follow the departure of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower after an eight-month deployment in which the aircraft carrier led the American response to the Houthi assaults, which have reduced shipping drastically through the route. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said a merchant vessel off the coast of Aden reported a missile impact in the water nearby. Its crew was safe. Meanwhile, the Israeli military early Wednesday said a drone fell off the coast of Eilat and did not cross into Israeli territory.