What happened

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the Saudi oil tanker Wafaa in the northern Red Sea off Yanbu with several ballistic missiles, describing the strike as precise. Saree said the attack was carried out under the group's declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and that the total number of Saudi oil tankers targeted since the blockade began on 22 July had reached eight, with 29 Saudi tankers separately prevented from crossing the Red and Arabian Seas. No independent confirmation of damage, casualties or the vessel's status was available in the cited reporting.

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