In the IDF strikes on Yemen, Israeli forces also claim they struck the Galaxy Leader, a ship that was taken over by Houthi forces in November 2023, shortly after the war between Israel and Hamas started following the events of Oct. 7, when Hamas led a terrorist attack on Israel that left 1,200 Israelis dead and 250 taken hostage.

Israeli forces have struck Yemeni ports and the Galaxy Leader ship, alleging Houthi rebels used the ports to transport Iranian weapons and had equipped the hijacked vessel with a radar system for tracking maritime traffic to facilitate terrorist activities.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV, the first time he has appeared in public in several weeks.