The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Houthi rebels have attacked a Saudi oil tanker, causing “minor damage”.
The coalition statement said the attack occurred in international waters on Tuesday near the Red Sea port of Hodeida.
The coalition said a naval ship belonging to a member country rapidly intervened, without giving further details.
Spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said a coalition naval ship accompanied the oil tanker until it completed its navigation north.
Col al-Malki described it as a “terrorist attack” that threatens ships entering the vital Bab al-Mandeb strait, used for oil shipments from the Gulf to Europe.
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