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Israeli-Flagged Ship Hit By Missile In Arabian Sea

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Social media and Israel's Channel 12 reporting that an Israeli-flagged container ship Lori travelling from Tanzania to India was hit by a missile in the Arabian Sea. The ship was damaged, although not significantly enough to impede its progress.

  • The incident is believed to have happened some time ago, with details only emerging now. Nobody is believed to have been injured as a result of the incident.
  • There are reports that the missile was fired by Iranian forces, although this has yet to be confirmed. So far no sign of any reaction or comment from Israeli gov't or military.

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