SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the launch of missiles toward the Israeli city of Eilat.

"We attacked the Israeli ship, MSC Darwin, in the Gulf of Aden with a number of naval missiles and drones, hitting it accurately," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

"We also launched several ballistic and winged missiles toward targets in the southern Israeli city of Eilat," the spokesman added. (Yemen-Houthis-Attacks)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel is expected to "soon" begin evacuating civilians from Rafah ahead of a planned ground attack on Gaza's southernmost city, state-owned Israeli Kan TV reported on Thursday.

According to the report, the planned evacuation will start "soon," pending final approval by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Israel-Gaza-Rafah Operation)

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BEIRUT -- An Israeli drone on Thursday struck a fuel tanker near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, seriously wounding its driver, a Lebanese military source said.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the tanker was transporting fuel from Syria to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. It was hit by several shrapnels in the village of Duris near Baalbek, resulting in the driver's injury and heavy diesel leakage. (Lebanon-Israeli Attack-Fuel Tanker)

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JERUSALEM -- Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Herzi Halevi informed Israel's wartime cabinet on Thursday that the army had completed preparations for a ground attack on Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, state-owned Kan radio reported.

Israel's wartime cabinet and security cabinet convened on Thursday to discuss a possible assault on Rafah, a city previously considered a "safe zone" from the relentless Israeli bombardments, where about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians have found refuge. (Israel-Rafah Attack-Preparation) Enditem

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