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A ship came under attack on Sunday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, a group overseen by the British military said. 

No one claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes as tensions remain high in West Asia over the Israel-Hamas war and after the Iran-Israel war and airstrikes by the US targeting Iranian nuclear sites. 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said an armed security team on the ship had returned fire and the “situation is ongoing”. “Authorities are investigating,” it said.

Ambrey, a maritime security firm, issued a warning saying a merchant ship had been “attacked by eight skiffs while transiting northbound in the Red Sea.” It said it believed the attack was ongoing. The US Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet referred questions to the military’s Central Command, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

100 targets hit

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, officials said on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it has struck over 100 targets in the embattled enclave in the past day. 

The strikes came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to fly to Washington for talks at the White House aimed at pushing forward ceasefire efforts. Separately, an Israeli official said the Israeli security Cabinet on Saturday night approved sending aid into the northern part of Gaza, where civilians are suffering from acute food shortages. 

In Yemen, a spokesperson for the Houthi rebel group announced in a prerecorded message the group had launched ballistic missiles targeting Ben Gurion airport overnight. The Israeli military said these had been intercepted. US President Trump has floated a plan for an initial 60-day ceasefire that would include a partial release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for an increase in humanitarian supplies allow­ed into Gaza. The proposed truce calls for talks on ending the 21-month war altogether.

Meanwhile, Houthi forces claimed responsibility on Sunday for a “hypersonic ballistic missile” attack on Israel.