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British-owned ship set on fire in Gulf of Aden after suspected Yemen attack
The Belize-flagged bulk carrier Rubymar is seen in the southern Red Sea near the Bay el-Mandeb Strait leaking oil after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels February 20, 2024 [Planet Labs PBC via AP]

YEMEN’S Houthi-led government is suspected of launching a fresh missile attack today near the key Israeli port city of Eilat that left a British-owned ship on fire, authorities said.

This is the second British-owned ship targeted by the Yemenis this week.

The attack in the Gulf of Aden saw two missiles fired, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said. 

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