Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel

Israel carried out it first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning.

Israel launched targeted airstrikes on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen following an attack on a Liberian-flagged vessel. This escalation in the Red Sea region raises concerns of greater conflict involving U.