Cairo: Yemen-based Houthi rebels on Monday said they attacked a Belize-flagged British-registered and Lebanese-managed cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden which was at risk of sinking, further raising the stakes in their campaign to disrupt global shipping and stoking fears of an expansion of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Houthis launched missiles at the ship, prompting the crew to abandon it for safety.Cairo: Yemen-based Houthi rebels on Monday said they attacked a Belize-flagged British-registered and Lebanese-managed cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden which was at risk of sinking, further raising the stakes in their campaign to disrupt global shipping and stoking fears of an expansion of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Houthis launched missiles at the ship, prompting the crew to abandon it for safety.