Yemen's Houthis sank two cargo ships in the Red Sea this week, the first flare-up in seven months in the Iran-backed group's years-long campaign to choke global shipping in protest over the war in Gaza and the plight of the Palestinians.

Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 3 mariners with an attack on a ship in the Red Sea, a European naval force says, fueling concern over a possible new wave of attacks by the Iran-backed group.

Cargo Ship Eternity C sank in the Red Sea after being attacked by the Houthi group, resulting in the deaths of two crew members. The rest of the crew are still in the midst of rescue operations.