Britain says ship targeted off Oman on Fri. was Israeli-owned

The UK Defence Ministry has stated that an Israeli-owned merchant ship was attacked in the Arabian Sea, according to Sputnik.

The incident occurred overnight, northeast of the Omani island of Masirah, according to London. British Maritime Trade Operations said an investigation was underway into the attack.

The Omani authorities haven't addressed the incident so far, the Russian news agency's report added.

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