Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that in the last 72 hours, they had mounted six attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea with drones and missiles.

The Houthis attacked the Maersk Saratoga, the APL Detroit, the Huang Pu and the Pretty Lady after identifying them as either U.S. or British, according to a statement from the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sarea.

Sarea said the group also attacked two U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea and Israel's city of Eilat.

It was not immediately clear whether the drones or missiles struck any of the targets.