Yemen's Houthi group confirms attack on Israeli city, U.S. ship

SANAA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Sunday it launched missile attacks on the Israeli city of Eilat and a U.S. ship in the Red Sea, vowing further strikes unless Israel ends its offensive in Gaza.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised address that the group's operation "hit important targets in Eilat city with several ballistic missiles" and achieved a "direct hit" on the