Houthis

The attack against the Gibraltar Eagle seems to be the first time the Houthis have successfully hit a US-owned or operated ship, increasing the stakes in the Red Sea after the US pledged that further Houthi launches would be given a response.

Reportedly, there have been 27 attacks on international commercial ships by the Houthi movement, affecting more than 50 nations. The US President informed that the Houthis had taken crews belonging to more than 20 nations as hostages.

US Navy averted attack on commercial vessel Maersk Hangzhou, shot down 2 missies fired by Houthis and sank three boats

Houthis is a Yemen-based group that has launched fresh attacks on commercial ships enroute to Israel in support of Hamas against Israel

US Central Command stated on Sunday that an Indian-flagged crude oil tanker was hit by a "one-way attack drone" in the Red Sea, however, no injuries were reported

The immediate consequence has already started to reflect in the form of a surge in the insurance costs for vessels transiting through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.

The violence has scared off merchants, with oil giant BP joining container shipping company Maersk in rerouting transits away from the Red Sea. The redirected transits could force vessels to take a much longer hike around Africa and dent the pace of commercial shipping.

on 19th November, as the ship was travelling from Turkey to India, it was attacked by a group of rebels from Yemen. According to the group, Israel's "heinous acts" in Gaza were the reason behind the attack.

After Hamas and Hezbollah, now Houthis of Yemen have joined the war against Israel by launching attacks from Red Sea

"Yemen is the first Islamic country to ban imports of Swedish goods after its violations and desecration of Muslims' holiest," Houthi trade minister said.