The Houthi movement hijacks a British cargo ship operated by a Japanese company and partially owned by an Israeli businessman in the Red Sea. 25 people are on board from different nationalities, including Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Filipinos, and Mexicans.
On the group's Telegram channel, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea declares their intention to target ships owned or operated by Israeli companies, or carrying the Israeli flag.
14 December – Maersk calls for "political action" after a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen narrowly misses one of their container ships in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be from the Yemeni Navy also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast.
A Norwegian-owned tanker en route to Réunion, M/V Swan Atlantic, is attacked in the Red Sea with the owner of the ship saying that the ship was hit by an "unidentified object" that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries.
British multinationaloil and gas company BP suspends all shipments through the Red Sea in response to an increase in Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.
6 January – Sadiq al-Ahmar, 66, Yemeni politician and tribal leader, MP (1993–2011), cancer.
10 August – Abdullatif Al-Sayed, 50–51, Yemeni military officer, roadside blast.
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