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A ship has been damaged when it was targeted twice with multiple missiles off Yemen’s coast on Friday, in the latest attack on international shipping in the Red Sea to be claimed by Houthi rebels.
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations security agency said the attack on the MV Andromeda Star took place south-west of the Yemeni port of Mokha.
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In the first attack, the ship “experienced an explosion in close proximity to the vessel which was felt by the crew on board”, UKMTO said on social media platform X.
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“The second attack on the vessel consisted of what is believed to be two missiles, which resulted in damage.”
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Hamas said it was studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations. Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been unsuccessfully trying to seal a new truce deal in Gaza ever since a one-week halt to the fighting in November saw 80 Israeli hostages exchanged for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
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An official briefed on the Egyptian delegation’s meeting with Israeli counterparts on Friday said Israel had no new proposals to make. However, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Israel was willing to consider a limited truce in which 33 hostages would be released by the Islamist movement Hamas, instead of the 40 previously under discussion.
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Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following Israel’s killing of seven aid workers. The World Central Kitchen NGO paused aid to review its activity in the territory after the early April attack, halting the direct shipments into Gaza from Cyprus. A small cargo vessel left the port of Larnaca on Friday night with aid donated by the United Arab Emirates, a Cypriot source said.
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China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday. Hamas controls Gaza while Fatah is the movement of Mahmoud Abbas, president of the western-backed Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli occupied West Bank. The two rival Palestinian factions have failed to heal their political disputes since Hamas fighters expelled Fatah from Gaza in a short war in 2007.
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Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted consular access and are expected to be freed, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the container vessel MSC Aries with a crew of 25 in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 April, days after Tehran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus.
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A pro-Hamas Lebanese militant group said on Friday that two of its senior commanders were killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon. Jamaa Islamiya said in a statement that Mosab Saeed Khalaf and Bilal Mohammed Khalaf “died while carrying out their jihadist tasks… in a Zionist strike in the Bekaa” valley.
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A UN probe into Israeli allegations that 19 members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks has closed one case due to the absence of any evidence from Israel and suspended four others, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday. An independent review led by a former French foreign minister earlier this week said that Israel had yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims which led major donors including the US to suspend funding to the agency.
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Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that any rulings issued by the International Criminal Court would not affect Israel’s actions but would “set a dangerous precedent”. “Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the International Criminal Court in the Hague to undermine its basic right to defend itself,” Netanyahu said in a statement shared on Telegram.
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Four workers from Yemen were killed in a drone attack on an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq’s northern autonomous region of Kurdistan on Friday, Reuters reported citing local officials. A security source confirmed the attack against the site which is owned by the United Arab Emirates firm Dana Gas. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, authorities said on Friday.
The attack follows an increase in Houthi attacks in recent days, following a relative lull in the group’s operations in Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Associated Press reported that there is.
The rebels fired three missiles in the attack, one of which damaged the Panamanian-flagged, Seychelles-registered Andromeda Star, according to U.S. Central Command.
Private security firm Ambry said the tanker was “engaging in Russia-related trade.” Ambry said the ship was heading from Russia’s Primorye region to Badinal, India.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Salih later claimed in a prerecorded statement aired by the rebels that the attack took place early Saturday morning. He described the tanker as having “taken a direct hit.”
The U.S. said another Liberian-operated ship, the Maisha, flagged by Antiqua and Barbados, was also nearby at the time of the attack. The attack occurred off the coast of Mokah, Yemen, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis have launched more than 50 attacks on ships since November, seizing one vessel and sinking another, according to the US Maritime Administration.
Opening overview
Hello. Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Middle East crisis.
A ship was damaged Friday when it was targeted twice by multiple missiles off the coast of Yemen, in the latest attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, which is claimed by Houthi rebels.
The UK Maritime Trade Activities Security Agency said the attack on the MV Andromeda Star occurred southwest of the Yemeni port of Mokha.
In the first attack, the ship “experienced an explosion in the immediate vicinity of the ship, which was felt by the crew,” UKMTO said on social media platform X.
“The second attack on the ship consisted of what appeared to be two missiles and caused damage.”
Other important developments include:
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Hamas says it is considering Israel’s latest counter-offer on a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a day after a delegation from intermediary Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel to restart stalled negotiations. Stated. Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been trying to reach a new ceasefire agreement in Gaza since a week-long cessation of fighting in November and the exchange of 80 Israeli hostages and 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. It’s failing.
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Officials briefed on Friday’s meeting between the Egyptian and Israeli delegations said Israel had no new proposals. But the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israel was open to considering a limited ceasefire that would release 33 hostages held by the Islamist movement Hamas, instead of the 40 that had been previously discussed.
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Aid shipments from Cyprus to Gaza resumed late Friday, with ships temporarily suspended following the killing of seven aid workers by Israel carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave, Cypriot officials said. said.. Following the attacks in early April, the World Central Kitchen NGO suspended aid and stopped direct shipments from Cyprus to Gaza as it reviewed its operations in the region. A small cargo ship left Larnaca port on Friday night carrying aid from the United Arab Emirates, Cypriot officials said.
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China will host Palestinian unification talks between Islamic militant group Hamas and its rival group Fatah, both organizations and Beijing-based diplomats announced on Friday.. While Hamas controls Gaza, Fatah is the movement of Western-backed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that exercises limited autonomy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The two rival Palestinian factions have been unable to repair political tensions since Hamas fighters forced Fatah out of Gaza in a short war in 2007.
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Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of the seized Portuguese-flagged vessel with ties to Israel had been granted consular access and were expected to be released, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Ta. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards intercepted the container ship MSC Aries with 25 crew members on board in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, days after the Iranian government vowed to retaliate for an alleged attack on its consulate in Damascus. It was captured.
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The pro-Hamas Lebanese militant group said on Friday that two senior commanders had been killed in an Israeli offensive in eastern Lebanon.. Jamaah Islamiyah said in a statement that Mosab Saeed Khalaf and Bilal Mohammed Khalaf “were killed in a Zionist attack in the Bekaa Valley… while carrying out jihadist missions.”
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A UN investigation into Israeli allegations that 19 staff members of the UN Palestine Refugee Agency (Unrwa) took part in the October 7 Hamas attack has closed one case and closed four others due to lack of evidence from Israel. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced on Friday that he had been suspended. . An independent inquiry led by France’s former foreign minister earlier this week said: Because Israel had not yet provided evidence to support its claims, major donors, including the United States, stopped funding Israel.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that any ruling by the International Criminal Court would not affect Israel’s actions, but would “set a dangerous precedent.” “Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the International Criminal Court at The Hague to undermine its fundamental right to defend itself,” Netanyahu said in a statement posted on Telegram.
“The decision by the Hague court will not affect Israel’s actions, but it will set a dangerous precedent that threatens soldiers and public figures.” -
Four Yemeni workers were killed in a drone attack on Friday at an Emirati-owned gas facility in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan autonomous region, Reuters reported, citing local officials.. Security officials confirmed the attack on a site owned by UAE company Dana Gas. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
