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Israeli prime minister’s invitation is major concession to US ally who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimesAn explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel, shipping industry officials said, according to the Associated Press (AP). The ship was drifting and ablaze about 225 kilometers (140 miles) off the coast of Hodeida, a port city in Yemen held by the country’s Houthi rebels, said the Diaplous Group, a maritime firm. It did not name the vessel. Data from Nasa satellites tracking wildfires showed that the blaze burning on Tuesday and Wednesday off Eritrea’s Dahlak archipelago corresponded to satellite-tracking data from MarineTraffic.com for the location of the ASL Bauhinia, a Hong Kong-flagged container ship. It had been traveling from the United Arab Emirates’ Jebel Ali port in Dubai to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before beginning to drift on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire in the Red Sea, which has been repeatedly targeted by attacks from the Houthis, reports the AP. The rebels said last week that they were limiting their assaults after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge the fire incident, according to the AP. The vessel was abandoned and the crew later rescued unharmed, another maritime industry official told the AP. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as authorisation had not been given to speak publicly about the incident.The Palestinian health ministry says two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, reports the Associated Press (AP). A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a 25-year-old man was killed in a strike on Jenin, where Israel launched a large operation earlier this month. The Palestinian health ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its reports. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Continue reading...
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Israeli prime minister’s invitation is major concession to US ally who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes
An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel, shipping industry officials said, according to the Associated Press (AP).
The ship was drifting and ablaze about 225 kilometers (140 miles) off the coast of Hodeida, a port city in Yemen held by the country’s Houthi rebels, said the Diaplous Group, a maritime firm. It did not name the vessel.
Data from Nasa satellites tracking wildfires showed that the blaze burning on Tuesday and Wednesday off Eritrea’s Dahlak archipelago corresponded to satellite-tracking data from MarineTraffic.com for the location of the ASL Bauhinia, a Hong Kong-flagged container ship. It had been traveling from the United Arab Emirates’ Jebel Ali port in Dubai to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before beginning to drift on Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire in the Red Sea, which has been repeatedly targeted by attacks from the Houthis, reports the AP. The rebels said last week that they were limiting their assaults after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge the fire incident, according to the AP.
The vessel was abandoned and the crew later rescued unharmed, another maritime industry official told the AP. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as authorisation had not been given to speak publicly about the incident.
The Palestinian health ministry says two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, reports the Associated Press (AP).
A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a 25-year-old man was killed in a strike on Jenin, where Israel launched a large operation earlier this month.
The Palestinian health ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its reports. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
