Hijacked, sunk, set ablaze: Yemen rebels' Red Sea attacks

This handout picture provided by EUNAVFOR ASPIDES on September 5, 2024, and dated September 2, shows smoke and fire aboard the Greek-owned oil tanker Sounion off the coast of Hodeida in the Red Sea. [AFP]

Yemen's Huthi rebels have attacked scores of merchant ships off the country's coast over the past 10 months as part of a sometimes-deadly campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians during the Gaza war.

The Iran-backed Huthis' drone and missile strikes have targeted nearly 100 vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to the Joint Maritime Information Centre, which is run by a Western naval coalition.