Israeli Officials Say Cargo Ship Possibly Attacked En Route to UAE: Israeli Media

Israeli Officials Say Cargo Ship Possibly Attacked En Route to UAE: Israeli Media
File photo of a cargo ship, the French yacht Dignite/Al Karama enters the Israeli southern port of Ashdod flanked by three small Israeli naval vessels after being intercepted in international waters as it tried to reach Gaza in defiance of Israel's naval blockade on the tiny Palestinian territory on July 19, 2011. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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JERUSALEM/DUBAI–Israeli defense officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partial Israeli ownership on Saturday on its way from Jeddah to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s N12 Television News reported.

The crew were not hurt and the ship, possibly hit by a missile, was not badly damaged and continued on its journey after the incident, N12 said, citing unnamed sources within Israel’s defence establishment. Lebanese pro-Iranian TV channel Al Mayadeen had reported the incident earlier.