Israeli officials say cargo ship possibly attacked en route to UAE

Israeli defence officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partialIsraeli ownership on Saturday (July 3) on its way from Jeddah to the United Arab Emirates,Israel's N12 Television News reported.

The crew were not hurt and the ship, possibly hit by a missile, was not badly damaged and continued on its journey after the incident, N12 said, citing unnamed sources withinIsrael's defence establishment. Lebanese pro-Iranian TV channel Al Mayadeen had reported the incident earlier.

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Ship-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed the CSAV Tyndall container ship, which sails under a Liberian flag, was last docked in Jeddah and was now off the coast of Dubai.