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Huthi rebels launch attacks on ships in Red Sea again

# A damaged cargo ship is under attack in the Red Sea, after Yemen’s Huthi rebels ended a months-long lull in their harassment campaign of the vital but volatile waterway. The Eternity, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, first came under attack yesterday, shortly after the Iran-backed Huthis claimed responsibility for an earlier assault on another cargo ship, the Magic Seas. The Huthis have not claimed responsibility for the latest attack. Yesterday, they said they used unmanned boats, missiles and drones against the Magic Seas, their first attack on a cargo vessel this year.