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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Houthi maritime attacks

A handout picture released by Yemen's Houthis on July 8, 2025, reportedly shows a view of damage to the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C after it was attacked by the Iran-backed rebels at sea. (Ansar Allah Media Center / AFP)
July 14, 2025, 12:34 pm
Search ends for missing mariners from ship sunk by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea
Security firms say at least 4 presumed dead, 11 unaccounted for and 10 rescued from attack on Greek-owned Eternity C, a day after Iran-backed terrorists targeted sister ship
By AP and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Houthi gunmen storming the bridge of the Iberian-flagged cargo ship Magic Seas before they sank it July 8, 2025. (Houthi Media Office)
July 10, 2025, 1:33 pm
Houthi videos show attacks that sank two ships in Red Sea this week
Missiles, drones, attack boats used; 4 killed on Eternity C, 10 rescued, 11 missing; rebels chant ‘death to America, death to Israel, curse the Jews’ as ship sinks; Magic Seas crew escaped
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Crew members said to be from cargo ship Eternity C, which sank after being attacked, are seen at sea during a rescue operation, off Yemen, in this handout image released on July 9, 2025. (Diaplous/Handout via REUTERS)
July 9, 2025, 10:18 pm
Missing sailors feared kidnapped by Houthis after deadly attack on cargo ship
Six rescued from water as Yemeni rebel group takes responsibility for sinking Eternity C, claims it took some crew from Liberian-flagged vessel to a ‘safe location’
By Agencies
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C is seen in Split, Croatia, January 30, 2023. (Sinisa Aljinovic via AP)
July 9, 2025, 11:42 am
Maritime security firms said on mission to save crew of Greek vessel hit by Houthis
At least 4 out of 22 seamen on board were killed in assault by Iran-backed Yemen terror group, ship’s lifeboats destroyed; some reportedly in water when rescuers arrived
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas is seen in Ambelakia Bay, Salamis Island, Greece, August 9, 2022. (Nektarios Papadakis via AP/File)
July 7, 2025, 9:52 pm
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim cargo ship they attacked Sunday has sunk
Assault on Greek-owned ship and subsequent Israeli strikes raise fears of regional escalation, with hostage deal hanging in balance and Iran weighing continued talks with US
By AP, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
ILLUSTRATIVE: Antigua-flagged bulk carrier vessel Vega Granat sailing off the coast of Larnaca on June 3, 2024. (Amir MAKAR / AFP)
July 7, 2025, 4:12 pm
Crew of ship targeted in Houthi-suspected attack safe, but vessel at risk of sinking
No injuries on Greek carrier that came under gun and RPG fire from small boats in Red Sea near Houthi-controlled port
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli Air Force staffers prepare fighter jets for strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, late on July 6, 2025. (IDF)
July 7, 2025, 3:04 am
Israel carries out strikes on Houthi-controlled power station, ports across Yemen
IDF confirms targets include ‘Galaxy Leader’ ship, hijacked by Houthis in November 2023; two missiles fired by Iran-backed group at Israel after airstrikes
By Stav Levaton, Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Yemenis carry a portrait of Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi during a rally in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa, Yemen, on July 4, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
July 6, 2025, 6:48 pm
Red Sea ship attacked by gunfire and RPGs from small boats, UK maritime agency says
No group claims attack, which takes place near Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida, where the Iran-backed group has carried out several similar assaults
By AP and ToI Staff
This grab from footage shared by the US Central Command on March 15, 2025, shows a US F/A-18 Super Hornet attack fighter jet taking off from the US Navy's USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, reportedly amidst operations launched against Houthis in Yemen. (DVIDS / AFP)
May 13, 2025, 9:53 am
How a floundering US campaign against the Houthis reportedly led Trump to a truce
US president wanted results within 30 days, but after $1 billion spent, several drones and two fighter jets lost, Yemeni rebels were still firing back, The New York Times reports
By ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee holds a press conference at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 9, 2025, 5:05 pm
US envoy says Trump-backed Gaza aid mechanism to take effect soon, denies rift with Israel
Mike Huckabee says IDF involvement in aid plan will be limited to securing aid distribution zones; stresses that many challenges remain in carrying out effort
By Reuters, Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 18, 2025. Some of the placards bear the group's slogan "God is the greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, a Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
May 9, 2025, 5:00 am
After relentless US bombing campaign, Yemen’s Houthis are biggest victors of truce
Analysts say agreement fails to curb ambitions of rebel group, which finds itself becoming increasingly indispensable in Iran’s eyes
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 9, 2025, 12:50 am
Huckabee: US ‘isn’t required to get permission from Israel’ to cut deal with Houthis
Amid shock in Israel at Trump’s deal with Yemeni terror group, ambassador indicates in TV interview that US will only respond to Houthi attacks on Israel if American citizens hurt
By Nava Freiberg
An F/A-18 Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on July 5, 2024, in the South China Sea. The Roosevelt is replacing the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Navy's campaign against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. (Seaman Aaron Haro Gonzalez/US Navy, via AP)
May 7, 2025, 6:52 pm
Another $60 million US fighter jet goes overboard from carrier in Red Sea
Super Hornet falls off during botched landing on USS Harry S. Truman, forcing two pilots to eject, marking latest in series of costly naval accidents in region
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump waiting to greet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, May 6, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
May 7, 2025, 12:18 pm
Reports: Iran pressed Houthis into truce with US to build ‘momentum’ in nuclear talks
Two Iranian officials say Tehran persuaded Yemen rebel group to stop attacking US shipping; Washington sources say Oman-mediated move aimed at furthering nuclear negotiations
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before President Donald Trump speaks to members of the Michigan National Guard at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Harrison Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 1, 2025, 10:06 am
Hegseth warns Iran will ‘pay consequence’ for backing Yemen’s Houthis
Pentagon chief threatens Tehran with military action despite nuclear talks set for Saturday in Rome; UK details strikes on Yemeni terror group, including drone manufacturing sites
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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