Multiple small vessels attacked a ship in the Red Sea near Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port, causing a fire on board and prompting the crew to abandon ship before the Israel army carried out airstrikes on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen.

The Israeli air force struck three Houthi-controlled ports and one power plant in Yemen early Monday local time, the Israel Defense Forces announced. As part of a military operation dubbed “Black Flag,

The Israeli military says the strikes were a response to attacks by the Houthis, who later launched two missiles towards Israel and the occupied West Bank.