Source: Reports of UK Navy vessel struck in Mediterranean are fake

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2026-04-05

London (PA Media/dpa) - Reports that a British warship in the Mediterranean have been struck by Hezbollah missiles are not true, according to defence sources. Rumour spread on social media on Sunday afternoon that a Royal Navy ship had sustained damage after being struck by the Lebanese militant group, with claims they had mistaken it for an Israeli vessel. But a Ministry of Defence (MoD) source said on Sunday that the claims were not true. HMS D......

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