Ship owned by Israeli firm hit by explosion in Gulf of Oman

A ship owned by an Israeli firm, the MV HELIOS RAY, was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and a maritime security firm said on Friday.

The current assessment in Israel is that the explosion was a targeted attempt against an Israeli-owned ship by Iran, according to Haaretz.

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