Concerns over safety on vital shipping corridor after second Houthi rebel attack in a week | DW News

Ana Maria Rus

Three people have been killed and at least two injured in the latest attack by Houthi rebels on a merchant ship they say was traveling to Israel. Video released by the Iran-backed group shows the vessel, Eternity C, being hit by ballistic missiles before sinking into the Red Sea – an act that the Houthis claim is a protest against Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza. According to an EU naval task force, 19 people that were aboard the ship are still missing, with six rescued. It is the