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Oil tanker struck by missile southwest of Yemen
A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker has been attacked in the Red Sea about 10 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port city of al-Makha (Mocha), reports British security firm Ambrey.
It said early indications suggest the tanker was struck by a missile.
There has been no claim of responsibility but the Houthi group has been carrying out attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.
Maritime security said that the “vessel was hit by a missile and that there was a fire in the steering gear flat”. The firm later said it had “received information that indicated that the tanker had received assistance. One of the steering units of the vessel was reportedly functional”.
The British navy’s maritime security agency said earlier it had received a report of a vessel “sustaining slight damage after being struck by an unknown object”.
“The vessel and crew are safe and continuing to its next port of call,” United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) added.
Alleged Israeli strike destroys car near Syria-Lebanon border
A presumed Israeli air strike hit a car traveling in Syria’s Dimas town, along the border with Lebanon, completely destroying it, reports the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights. At least two people were travelling in the vehicle when it was struck, including a Hezbollah member, said the observatory, adding that their condition is unknown.
Since the start of the year, Israel’s military has targeted Syrian territory at least 39 times, according to the Syrian Observatory. Israel’s military did not immediately comment on the latest strike.
Israel pounds southern Lebanon
Israeli fighter jets struck a rocket launcher and military compounds used by Hezbollah in Kounine and Khiam overnight, the military has said. The military also said shelled areas near Hanine with artillery to “remove a threats”.
This morning, two projectiles were fired from Lebanon toward the Biranit army base on the border, the army said, adding that there were no injuries or damaged reported.
Smoke billows during an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese border village of Kfar Hamam, Friday
