The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen has allegedly hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, according to TV channel Al Arabiya. Cargo ship Rawabi is carrying medical equipment for a Saudi hospital on Socotra Island, according to Al Arabiya, citing an Arab coalition spokesperson. The coalition on Monday urged the Houthis to immediately surrender the ship and said it will take all necessary measures to deal with the “piracy,” as per the report. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said late on Sunday in an incident notice that it had received reports of an attack on a vessel near Yemen’s port of Ras Isa. Investigations were ongoing, UKMTO said. It placed the vessel at approximately 23 nautical miles west of Ras Isa marine terminal. The alleged hijacking comes amid ongoing tensions between the Houthi movement and the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen, which has been leading a military alliance …