Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on ship, Israeli city

SANAA - Yemen's Houthi group on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the launch of missiles toward the Israeli city of Eilat.

"We attacked the Israeli ship, MSC Darwin, in the Gulf of Aden with a number of naval missiles and drones, hitting it accurately," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

"We also launched several ballistic and winged missiles toward targets in the southern Israeli city of Eilat," the spokesman added.