A US warship and multiple commercial vessels in the Red Sea were attacked near Yemen, a potential escalation of the Mideast conflict

• A US warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack in the Red Sea on Sunday.
• Yemen's Houthi rebel military claimed credit for the attack, though didn't mention a US ship.
• The Houthis have said they would attack ships aligned with Israel until the Gaza conflict ends.

An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen's Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel, but did not acknowledge targeting a US Navy vessel.