The port of Eilat, already diminished, could shut down entirely without government assistance in what would be a win for the Houthis, officials warn.

The Yemen-based Houthis carried out their second attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea in a week, killing three crew members and wounding two others. The Houthis’ attack on the Greek-owned Eternity C ship on Tuesday followed their attack on another vessel,

The Iran-backed Houthis released a new video showing their attack on the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Eternity C which sank in the Red Sea on Wednesday, killing several crew members according to media reports.