Israel has carried out its first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning.

Israel and Iran-backed Houthi rebels exchanged missile fire on Monday as Israeli forces targeted Yemeni ports they say are used for weapons transfers.

Israel on Monday struck Houthi-held parts of Yemen for the first time since the end of its 12-day war with Iran.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying that only six of 25 people who were on board have been rescued.

The Israeli military says the strikes were a response to attacks by the Houthis, who later launched two missiles towards Israel and the occupied West Bank.

The Houthis have returned with a new tactical playbook after a 230-day pause in their attacks on shipping. In two attacks this week, small boats swarmed a Greek bulker and fired on it with weapons that included rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.

Israel has carried out its first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning.

Israel has attacked Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the Israeli military said early on Monday (July 7), marking the first Israeli attack on Yemen in almost a month. The strikes on Hodeidah,