US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker

A US Navy warship has captured armed men who seized an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, US defence officials say.

The assailants attempted to escape on a boat but were chased by the US warship.

US Central Command reported that two missiles were then fired towards the warship from rebel Houthi-controlled territory in the country.

The Houthis have promised to target Israel over its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Israel launched its retaliatory campaign after the 7 October attack in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 240 taken hostage.

Since then, more than 14,500 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip, roughly 40% of them children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.