🔸Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Wednesday, 14 Mordad, that they targeted a Saudi oil tanker near the port of Yanbu in the Red Sea.

🔸Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, said in a video message that the tanker “Wafa” was targeted with several ballistic missiles in the northern Red Sea and along the coasts of Yanbu.

🔸He did not explain the extent of possible damage or the condition of the tanker’s crew, and the claim has not been independently verified so far.

🔸According to the Houthi spokesman, this is the eighth ship that the group has targeted since it announced the maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia at the beginning of Mordad 1.