Attackers take, let go of Israel-linked tanker 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 Houthis did not acknowledge the attack.