Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released dramatic footage of a hijack involving armed men dropping down from a helicopter onto the deck of an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the southern Red Sea. The Iran-backed rebel group said it would continue to target ships connected to Israel, adding that they are “treating the ship’s crew in accordance with Islamic principles and values”. No Israelis were aboard the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader which is operated by a Japanese company with crew members from the...