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Israel has carried out its first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning.

The strikes come after at least three Houthi ballistic missiles were launched at Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), including one missile that was intercepted Saturday.

The Iran-backed Houthis also claimed responsibility for an attack on the bulk carrier ‘Magic Seas’ in the Red Sea on Sunday, the first on commercial shipping in the region by the rebels this year.

Israel struck the ports of Hodeida, Ras Isa, Salif and the Ras Kanatib power plant along the Red Sea. The IDF also hit the Galaxy Leader, a cargo ship seized by the Houthis in November 2023.

“Houthi forces installed a radar system on the ship and have been using it to track vessels in the international maritime arena to facilitate further terrorist activities,” the IDF said in a statement following the strikes.

A short time before the wave of attacks, the IDF’s Arabic language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, issued an evacuation warning for the ports and the power station.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strikes were part of the newly named Operation “Black Flag.” In a statement on social media, Katz said, “The Houthis will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions” and promised more attacks would follow if the Houthis kept launching drones and ballistic missiles at Israel.

The Houthi military confirmed the strikes but said, “Yemeni air defenses effectively confronted the Israeli aggression,” using, “a massive barrage of locally manufactured surface-to-air missiles,” in a short statement on early Monday morning.

There are no immediate reports of casualties from the strikes.

Houthi political bureau member Mohammed Al Farah said targeting Yemeni ports, power stations, and other “civilian facilities is an attempt to harm civilians and has no connection to any military activity,” according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.

Since Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza started in October 2023, the country has come under fire from missiles and rockets from Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, who claim to strike Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians.

On Sunday, the Houthis attacked the ‘Magic Seas’ ship, claiming that the its owner had used Israeli ports.

The rebels said they had struck the vessel with unmanned boats, missiles and drones, and it had now sunk. They have warned that they will target shipping that uses ports in Israel, which they describe as “occupied Palestine.”

The vessel’s operator – Stem Shipping – told Reuters that the ‘Magic Seas’ had made a port call to Israel in the past, but the latest transit of the region appeared low-risk as it had nothing to do with Israel.

The ‘Magic Seas’ crew of 19 left the boat on Sunday and were being taken by another ship to Djibouti.

In May, the Houthi group – which controls much of northern and central Yemen – agreed to halt attacks on US warships in the Red Sea after more than a month of airstrikes by US forces on its strongholds and missile infrastructure.

But it did not pledge to end attacks on other shipping with alleged connections to Israel and has continued to fire ballistic missiles at Israel in support of the Palestinian population in Gaza.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

Veteran forward Kevin Love reacted to his involvement in a reported three-team trade between the Miami Heat, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

“Never thought I’d be a math problem,” Love wrote in a post on X. “Welcome to the NBA.”

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Clippers sent Norman Powell to Miami and received John Collins from the Jazz. Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick will also be heading to Utah as part of the deal.

Love may not last long with a Jazz team focused on building for the future, as NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the 36-year-old is “certainly a buyout candidate in Utah.”

He was out of Miami’s rotation for most of the 2024-25 season, appearing in just 23 contests. Love averaged 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game, shooting 35.7 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from three-point territory.

He’ll end his Heat career with averages of 7.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 41.3/33.5/78.6 shooting splits.

While the five-time All-Star’s days of operating as a starter on squads with contending aspirations may be behind him, retirement doesn’t seem to be a looming possibility.

Love confirmed that he’s looking to keep playing during the 2025-26 season in April.

His defense hasn’t been sharp as of late, but he’s shown that he’s still a force on the glass while spacing the floor on offense. Love has averaged 12.1 rebounds per 36 minutes and shot 36.3 percent from behind the arc over the past four seasons.

He wasn’t expecting to have his contract used to help facilitate Monday’s three-team deal, though.

One lawmaker said that Starovoit’s death may have occurred before he was sacked by the president.

The Kremlin published a decree earlier Monday saying that Putin had fired Starovoit, without giving an official reason for his dismissal — but airports across Russia have faced multiple delays, cancellations and stranded passengers over the weekend due to Ukrainian drone attacks.

On Sunday, an explosion aboard the Eco Wizard tanker at a port in the Leningrad region triggered an ammonia leak, adding to the crisis engulfing Russia’s transportation sector.

Starovoit was appointed as Russia’s transport minister in May 2024. Before his time as minister, he spent almost five years as acting governor and head of the Kursk region bordering Ukraine.

This story has been updated.