Vessel attacked off Yemen’s Hodeidah: UK maritime agency
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says it received a report of a merchant vessel being attacked by three speedboats 130km (70 nautical miles) southwest of Yemen’s Hodeidah city.
An unmanned small craft collided with the ship twice and two manned boats opened fire on it. The vessel and crew are reported safe and it is proceeding to the next port of call after it conducted “self protection measures”, UKMTO said.
Israeli air raid targets Marwahin, southern Lebanon
Israeli air strikes targeted the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports. Hezbollah subsequently announced it bombed Israeli spy equipment at the Raheb site with guided missiles.
In recent weeks, top Israeli officials have pledged to escalate the fighting with Hezbollah if a diplomatic solution isn’t reached and the armed group’s forces pull far back from the border.
At least 543 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon since October, while attacks from Hezbollah and other armed groups in Lebanon have killed at least 21 people in Israel. Tens of thousands of Israeli and Lebanese civilians have been evacuated from border towns on both sides.
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