Houthi rebels fire missile at U.S.-owned ship

• The escalations and growing U.S. military involvement come amid fears that tensions heightened by the Israel-Hamas war could turn into a larger regional conflict.
• The Houthi attacks have also snarled supply chains as major shipping companies avoid the region.

Driving the news: The vessel that was hit Monday was the Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands-flagged container ship, CENTCOM said.

• No injuries or significant damage were reported and the ship is continuing its journey.

Of note: Monday's attack comes less than a day after another cruise missile was fired by the rebels toward a U.S. warship, which was operating in the southern Red Sea, the Central Command said in a news release Sunday.

• The missile was shot down by a U.S. fighter aircraft.

Go deeper: What to know about Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Red Sea conflict