The US says the missiles were fired from a part of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi group.

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    The Houthis - who seized power nine years ago - have declared their support for Hamas and say they are targeting ships travelling to Israel. …
    That container ship, called the Al Jasrah, is owned by German transport company Hapag-Lloyd, and flagged to Liberia in West Africa.
    A Hapag-Lloyd spokesman told AFP that the [Houthi-attacked] ship was on its way to Singapore from the Greek port of Piraeus. There were no casualties and the ship is now continuing towards its destination, he added.

    They’re not the brightest.