Israel says missile struck Israeli ship, points to Iran
The cargo ship was heading to India from Tanzania when it was struck by a missile, Channel 12 News reported.
Iran fired a missile at an Israeli container ship in the Arabian Sea, an Israeli news reported Thursday.
According to Channel 12 News, the cargo vessel, which was en route to India from Tanzania, continued its voyage after the attack and its crew will assess the damage upon reaching the final destination. It’s not clear from the report when the attack occurred.
Channel 12 said the strike was reported to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, which informed the ship’s owner, the Haifa-based XT Management.
Just last month, Israel blamed its longtime adversary Iran for an attack on another vessel. A mysterious blast damaged the Israeli-owned Helios Ray in the Gulf of Oman from what the Bahamian-flagged ship’s owner said was likely a missile or mines.
