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- Shipping lanes off Yemen have seen a spike in successful Houthi attacks lately.
- They've hit several commercial ships in recent weeks and even sank one of them.
- The Iran-backed rebels are also getting their drone boats out to sea more often.
The Houthis have scored a string of successful hits in recent weeks on commercial vessels — even sinking one of them — and demonstrated their ability to effectively strike targets with drone boats, signaling that they're getting smarter with their attacks.