Much to my astonishment, the Eisenhower carrier strike group has left the Red Sea, and is now in the eastern Mediterranean. Reportedly it is in the region as a show of force to encourage Hezbollah to take a more diplomatic route. Once this is done, it is scheduled to return back to the United States. However, this leaves the area around Yemen without a carrier, which is not a good look for the American led coalition (which has already encountered numerous hiccups and failures). Particularly as this comes on the heels of the Houthis successfully sinking two merchant vessels, it looks as if the United States is retreating. A second carrier is now confirmed to be heading in the direction (the Theodore Roosevelt) but it reportedly won't arrive for another week or so as it is partaking in exercises elsewhere currently. This leaves a significant gap without a key American capability in the region. All that said, the United States still claimed to have carried out strikes against Houthi drones today (the United States has multiple military bases in range of Yemen). The United States also refuted rumors being pushed by disreputable social media accounts that the Eisenhower had been damaged.
Mutual strikes between Hezbollah and Israel continue, and western reporting has pointed to the middle of next month as the timeframe for a possible Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, ahead of the previously rumored five week timeframe. For now, the situation remains stable, but the situation itself is inherently on a knife's edge and is not sustainable in the long run politically speaking for either Israel or Hezbollah.