Yemeni Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Sunday. The group has pledged to take action against Israeli ships until attacks on Gaza stopped. AdvertisementIsrael said that a cargo ship was hijacked in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Iran's orders. The rebels used a helicopter raid to hijack the ship at around 1 p.m. local time, three US officials told NBC News. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it was not an Israeli ship, adding that the incident was "a very grave incident of global consequence."

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