Yemen's anti-government Houthi group says it has carried out an attack on two ships in the Red Sea. The group says the vessels are linked to Israel.

The group, which has pledged solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, announced on social media on Monday that the two vessels it attacked were an oil tanker and a container ship.

The group accused the crews of the two ships of ignoring calls from its forces. It said its armed forces "reassure all ships heading to all ports across the world, except for Israeli ports, would be safe."

There were reportedly no injuries among the crew of the oil tanker.

The Houthis vowed to keep vessels from heading to Israel until enough food and medicine are allowed into the Gaza enclave.