Lapid discusses the issue of attack on Japanese ship with Blinken
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the phone and discussed the attack on the Japanese-owned Mercer Street merchant ship.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said the talks took place between the two leaders. Ms. Blinken and Lapid discussed the issue of the attack on the commercial ship Mercer Street, which was peacefully transiting through the North Arabian Sea, he said. They agreed to work with the UK, Romania and other international partners to fact-check and provide support. Also discussed the appropriate next steps.
On Friday, the Zodiac maritime operator said that the Mercer Street ship had been attacked off the coast of Oman. Two crew members, citizens of Romania and Britain, were killed in a suspected piracy incident. The company later said the crew had regained control of the ship and that the US Navy was rescuing it.
