It’s possible that Israel could deem any Houthi facility or asset suspected of being used for drug production/trafficking as a military target.'

Rescuers have saved several crew members from the sunken Greek ship Eternity C, which was attacked by Houthi militants. This incident has heightened concerns of maritime security in the Red Sea, a vital route for global trade.

Houthi attack targeting a ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its crew to abandon the vessel.

The U.S. military spent hundreds of millions of dollars earlier this year in a six-week barrage intended to stop the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen from targeting ships in the Red Sea.

Maritime security firms launched a mission on Wednesday to evacuate the crew of the Greek-operated Eternity C vessel hit by Houthi militants off Yemen two days ago, sources close to the mission told Reuters.

More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from ''life-threatening acute malnutrition,'' the United Nations humanitarian chief said Wednesday.