Houthi missile attack in Gulf of Aden, British oil tanker on fire; US-Qatar phone call

According to Reuters, the Houthi forces in Yemen posted a video on January 26 claiming that their naval unit had carried out an operation targeting the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden, causing the ship to catch fire.

Houthis claim to have attacked a British oil tanker. The Marlin Luanda is owned by UK-based Oceonix Services. (Source: Twitter)

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said they used “a number of suitable naval missiles, the attack was directed at the target”.

Earlier, AFP reported that British maritime risk management company Ambrey said on January 26 that a missile attack off the coast of Yemen had set a merchant ship on fire. The latest in a series of recent incidents that have disrupted global trade amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East.

“Ambrey is aware of an ongoing incident” southeast of Aden, the company said. “A merchant vessel has been hit by a ‘missile’, causing a fire. At this time, the crew is unharmed.”

In another development, on January 26, the Qatari government office said that Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and US President Joe Biden had a phone call and discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories.

According to the office, President Biden expressed appreciation for Qatar's diplomatic and humanitarian efforts regarding the situation in Gaza.

Also in the phone call, the White House said the two sides discussed efforts to free hostages being held by the Hamas Islamist movement.

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