Yemen

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

A ship earlier hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea

It’s the 1st vessel lost in the conflict

The Galaxy Leader is seen at the port of Koper, Slovenia on Sept. 16, 2008. Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized the Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front. (AP Photo/Kristijan Bracun)

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, seize crew

25 crew members being held hostage