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Four Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says

Latest update from New York Times World: Six Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says. The Yemeni government said the ship was carrying food supplies to a port on the Bab al-Mandab Strait while the Iran-backed Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of transporting weapons. Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates At least six people were killed on Tuesday when a cargo ship was hit in the Red Sea by missiles fired by the Houthi militia, Yemen’s government said, an escalation in the chaos that has engulfed shipping in the Middle East. The Yemeni Transport Ministry said in a statement that the vessel Tihamah was carrying food supplies and was hit while transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. The ministry added that four crew members — three Pakistanis and one Indonesian — were killed when a fire broke out on board. Later on Tuesday, the Yemeni Coast Guard said that two members of Yemen’s armed forces were also killed during a rescue mission, when another Houthi missile targeted the vessel.

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Scoop News DeskRed Sea · Published Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTCUpdated Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:24 AM UTC

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Pakistan condemned the Houthi attack on a commercial vessel, and confirmed that three of its citizens were killed and another was injured. “Such attacks endanger innocent lives, constitute a violation of international law, and pose a serious threat to freedom of navigation, maritime security, and the safety of commercial shipping in the Red Sea,” Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s foreign minister, said Wednesday on social media.

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Latest update from New York Times World: Six Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says. The Yemeni government said the ship was carrying food supplies to a port on the Bab al-Mandab Strait while the Iran-backed Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of transporting weapons. Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates At least six people were killed on Tuesday when a cargo ship was hit in the Red Sea by missiles fired by the Houthi militia, Yemen’s government said, an escalation in the chaos that has engulfed shipping in the Middle East. The Yemeni Transport Ministry said in a statement that the vessel Tihamah was carrying food supplies and was hit while transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. The ministry added that four crew members — three Pakistanis and one Indonesian — were killed when a fire broke out on board. Later on Tuesday, the Yemeni Coast Guard said that two members of Yemen’s armed forces were also killed during a rescue mission, when another Houthi missile targeted the vessel.
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