Houthi missile attack on commercial vessel in Bab el-Mandeb Strait kills six, injures ten.

On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked a commercial vessel carrying food supplies in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with ballistic missiles, killing six people and wounding ten others. The Yemeni Coast Guard reported that four crew members (three Pakistanis and one Indonesian) and two members of the Yemeni armed forces' 2nd Naval Brigade were among the deceased. The vessel, identified as the Yemeni-flagged Tihamah, was struck multiple times, and another missile was fired during rescue efforts, threatening maritime navigation and international trade.