EU Mission in Red Sea Says No Oil Spill in Area of MV SOUNION

FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
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EU Mission in Red Sea Says No Oil Spill in Area of MV SOUNION

FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS

The European Union's mission in the Red Sea, known as Aspides, said on Wednesday there was no oil spill in the area of the MV SOUNION tanker that was targeted recently off Yemen's coast.

Aspides added that the Greek-flagged oil tanker was still anchored and not drifting.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday the tanker was still on fire in the Red Sea and appeared to be leaking oil.

Reuters couldn't immediately confirm that a spill or a leak had occurred.

The MV SOUNION was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen's port city of Hodeidah.

Iran-backed Houthi militants, who control Yemen's most populous regions, said they attacked it. The militias have been attacking ships in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. 



Body of Israeli Soldier Abducted on Oct. 7 Recovered, Military Says

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike during a military operation in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, 28 August 2024. (EPA)
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike during a military operation in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, 28 August 2024. (EPA)
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Body of Israeli Soldier Abducted on Oct. 7 Recovered, Military Says

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike during a military operation in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, 28 August 2024. (EPA)
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike during a military operation in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, 28 August 2024. (EPA)

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that the body of a soldier abducted by Gaza militants on October 7 was rescued and taken to Israel.

The military said the rescue operation took place overnight and that his name would not be published at the request of his family.

"The soldier fell during the October 7th massacre and he was taken hostage in the Gaza Strip," it said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the soldiers involved in the operation and said he would continue to exert every effort to bring back to Israel all "of the remaining hostages and bodies."

There are still 108 hostages remaining in Gaza being held by armed groups. Around a third of these are thought to have died, with the fate of the others unknown. The army has not confirmed how many are alive or dead.

Hamas and Israeli leaders are continuing talks through mediators in a push to secure a hostage deal and bring an end to 10-month old war.