The British Ministry of Defense confirmed that reports circulated by the media and social media platforms regarding a British warship being damaged as a result of a bombing from Lebanon in the eastern Mediterranean are unfounded. A source in the ministry stated, in a statement to the British News Agency, "PA", that the allegations that spoke about the destroyer "HMS Dragon" being attacked, or that "Hezbollah" militants mistakenly opened fire on it mistaking it for an Israeli ship, were not true. The Israeli Channel 14, along with other sources, had reported these allegations, based on Israeli estimates indicating that the ship had been hit by a missile and suffered damage, but London was quick to categorically deny these accounts. HMS Dragon is a Type 45 destroyer belonging to the British Royal Navy, and was deployed in the eastern Mediterranean as part of a mission aimed at protecting British air bases in Cyprus. The source explained that the ship is part of a group of British military assets deployed in the region, undertaking the tasks of defending British bases and allied countries, especially in the face of Iranian-manufactured drones and other threats. Rumors spread on social media on Sunday afternoon, stating that a British ship had been attacked by a Lebanese armed group, with allegations that it had been misidentified. However, the British official authorities denied these reports completely and in detail.