Israel stepped up pressure on Yemen’s Houthis on Tuesday, deploying its navy to hit targets in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah.

US forces conducted multiple airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah International Airport and other Houthi-controlled areas as part of an intensified military campaign, Arab media reported Saturday.

A sea drone attacked a ship off Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah on Tuesday, puncturing a ballast tank used for adjusting buoyancy, according to a British maritime agency.

A maritime attack on a merchant vessel occurred approximately 77 nautical miles west of Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Wednesday.

A merchant vessel in the Red Sea reported three missiles had exploded nearby on Monday, after the ship earlier came under attack by three small craft, Britain’s maritime agency and security firm Ambrey said, News.Az reports citing Reuters.