Yemen rebels claim attack on Norway-flagged tanker
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels yesterday claimed responsibility for a missile strike on a Norwegian-flagged tanker a day earlier off Yemen's coast.
"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a qualitative military operation against the Norwegian ship Strinda, which was loaded with oil" bound for Israel, a military spokesman said.
The US military initially reported the strike, saying that a Navy destroyer had heard the ship's mayday call and was giving assistance.
The night-time attack occurred as the chemical tanker passed through Bab-el-Mandeb, the strait between Yemen and northeast Africa leading to the Red Sea, a key route toward the Suez Canal.
The Huthis, have launched a series of drone attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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