The Department of Migrant Workers is working on verifying reports that Houthi forces may have kidnapped several crew members of MV Eternity C after attacking and sinking the vessel while traversing the Red Sea.

Houthi rebels have attacked and sunk the cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea. A European naval force reported Wednesday that only six of the 25 crew members have

More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from ''life-threatening acute malnutrition,'' the United Nations humanitarian chief said Wednesday.

The U.S. military spent hundreds of millions of dollars earlier this year in a six-week barrage intended to stop the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen from targeting ships in the Red Sea.

Israeli jets hit Houthi ports in Yemen after repeated missile attacks, Houthis retaliate with strikes on Israel.