Yemeni armed forces target Israeli oil tanker in northern Red Sea

SANAA / PNN /

Yemen’s armed forces on Monday claimed responsibility for targeting an Israeli-owned oil tanker in the northern Red Sea with a ballistic missile, saying the strike directly hit the vessel.

In a statement, the forces said the attack was carried out in retaliation for what they described as the “genocide and starvation” in Gaza, and as part of ongoing operations to block Israeli maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea.

The statement identified the…