Attackers release Israel-linked tanker seized off Yemen in third such assault in Israel-Hamas war

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers have seized and later let go a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen. The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden. Yemen’s internationally recognized government blamed the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, which followed at least two other recent maritime attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas war. Early Monday morning, Zodiac said the vessel carrying phosphoric acid and its crew of 22 sailors from multiple nations were “unharmed.” The Pentagon said that the vessel was “currently safe” without elaborating on what happened to the attackers. The Houthis did not acknowledge the attack.