Cargo ship with 22 crew onboard and part-owned by an Israeli tycoon with ties to the former boss of Mossad is ‘hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels’ in the Red Sea – after the Iran-backed militia vowed to target Israeli-linked vessels

A cargo ship has been hijacked in the Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels from Yemen, with up to 22 crew members believed to have been taken hostage.

The Bahaman-flagged ‘Galaxy Leader’ is reported to have been boarded by armed men as it travelled south past the Arabian peninsula on its way to India this weekend.

The vehicle carrier is registered under a British company which is partially owned by an Israeli tycoon, and is currently leased out to a Japanese company, according to reports.

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