Israeli Defense Forces struck three ports in Yemen, alleging that the ports are used by the Houthi forces to "transfer weapons from the Iranian regime."

The ship was taken to the coast of Yemen after it was hijacked, and the Houthis turned it into a showcase of their war against Israel and the West.

In a dramatic escalation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed a powerful airstrike that obliterated the Galaxy Leader, a commercial ship hijacked by Houthi forces in 2023. Hidden in plain sight at Yemen’s Ras Isa port,