A crew in the Red Sea was forced to abandon ship after it was hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday, the first attack of its kind since President Trump announced a truce in May after he said the group promised to stop attacking Middle Eastern waterways.

Houthi attacks on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea follow Israeli strikes on Yemen's ports, heightening regional tensions.

Two Greek-managed vessels were attacked in the Red Sea by Iran-aligned Houthi militants, wounding crew members and causing some to go missing. The attack targeted commercial vessels amid ongoing tensions,