The Houthis then responded with an apparent missile attack on Israel. The Israeli military said that it attempted to intercept the two missiles launched by the Houthis, but they appeared to make impact, though no injuries have been reported. Sirens sounded in the West Bank and along the Dead Sea.

The Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes early Monday on the western Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah, media affiliated with the Houthi group reported. “Israeli enemy aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes on Al Hudaydah,” said Al-Masirah TV.

The escalation follows an attack on Sunday on the Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea, which caught fire and was eventually abandoned by its crew.