The Houthis targeted around 100 military and civilian ships with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors, between October 2023, when Israel launched its war on Gaza, and January 2025, when the ceasefire took effect.

Donald Trump has launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president also warned Iran that its support for the group must "end immediately". The Iran-backed Houthis reported a series of explosions in Yemen 's capital Sanaa on Saturday evening.

President Donald Trump announced he ordered the U.S. military to launch "decisive and powerful military action" against the Houthis in Yemen.

The Yemeni militant group's deadline for Israel to lift a blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip passed late Tuesday, triggering the statement.

US President Donald Trump has launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he also warned Iran the country's support for the group must "end immediately". The Iran-backed Houthis reported a series of explosions in Yemen 's capital Sanaa on Saturday evening.

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they will resume attacks on Israeli ships in response to Israel's blockage of aid to Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on that and the future of the ceasefire in Gaza.