DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

The attack hit the Netherlands-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht, which had been targeted in a failed assault last week as well by the Iranian-backed Houthis, according to the French military’s Maritime Information, Cooperation and Awareness Center.

“At this time, the vessel is reported to be on fire,” the centre said. A “warship is heading to the scene.”

Local Yemeni media reported a possible ballistic missile launch from territory controlled by the Houthis. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack, as did the private security firm Ambrey, which similarly ide

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