Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for sinking a Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged vessel called Eternity C in the Red Sea, Al Jazeera reports.

“The naval force of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the ship [Eternity C],” military spokesman Yahya Saree said.

Saree reiterated the group’s solidarity with besieged Palestinians in Gaza and said the vessel was headed towards Eilat in Israel.

The attack on the vessel killed four of the 25 people aboard before the rest of the crew abandoned ship.