Houthis claim attack on Norway-flagged tanker “heading to Israel”

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Dec 12, 2023
Israel has been urging its US allies to react more forcefully to threats from the Houthi militia in Yemen to Red Sea shipping.

It comes as an anti-ship cruise missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen struck a commercial tanker vessel on Monday causing a fire and damage but no casualties, the US military said in a statement.

The attack on the Norway-flagged tanker Strinda took place about 60 nautical miles north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at about 9pm.

On Saturday, the Iran-aligned Houthis — who now control most of Yemen — threatened to attack any ship passing through the strategic waterway en route to Israel.

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