Israeli ship attacked in Gulf of Oman - report

The British Defense Ministry did not provide further details, other than that the incident occurred Thursday night near the Omani island of Masirah, 300 km. from the capital Muscat, and was being investigated.

Oman, Israeli military sources and the US Fifth Fleet, which patrols the area, have yet comment on the situation, AP reported.

However, it is not the first time such an incident has occurred in the region.

In April 2021, an Israeli-owned ship called the Hyperion was attacked near the shores of the Fujairah emirate in the United Arab Emirates.

A week before that, an Iranian vessel was attacked in the Red Sea, near Djibouti, with The New York Times having reported that Israel confirmed to the US that it was responsible for it.