The Israeli army says the ‘Palestine 2’ missile, which activated sirens in Tel Aviv, was intercepted.
Yemen’s Houthi group has stated it launched a missile assault concentrating on central Israel, vowing to proceed its army operations towards the nation till the Israeli army ends its war on Gaza.
The Houthi army spokesman, Yahya Saree, stated in a televised handle that the operation on Monday was carried out utilizing a hypersonic ballistic missile known as “Palestine 2”.
The Houthis stated the assault was in response to Israel’s “massacres” towards Palestinians within the besieged Gaza Strip, the place Israel has been waging a struggle for greater than a yr, killing greater than 45,000 people.
The Israeli army stated a missile launched from Yemen’s territory was intercepted earlier than it crossed into Israel.
“Alerts for missile and rocket firing had been activated as a consequence of fears of falling fragments from the interception,” a spokesperson stated.
Israeli media reported that the missile activated sirens throughout Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest metropolis.
Nevertheless, the Houthis, who current themselves as Yemen’s official army, stated the operation “efficiently achieved its aims” with out offering particulars.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces proceed to hold out their army operations and strike all targets linked to the Israeli enemy within the occupied territories, and these operations won’t cease till the aggression on Gaza stops and the siege is lifted,” the Iran-allied group stated.
Israel has positioned Gaza below a suffocating blockade that has precipitated meals shortages and deadly hunger within the territory.
Final week, a Yemeni drone struck a constructing within the metropolis of Yavne close to Tel Aviv.
The Houthis have continued their assaults towards Israel even after a ceasefire in Lebanon got here into impact on November 27, placing an finish to a different Gaza “assist entrance” by Iran-allied Hezbollah.
The Houthis and Hezbollah are each a part of the Tehran-led “axis of resistance”.
Along with launching missiles and drones at Israel, the Houthis have been carrying out attacks on transport in and across the Purple Sea in a marketing campaign that they are saying is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Over the previous yr, the Houthis have focused dozens of vessels with missiles and drones, killing 4 sailors and sinking two ships. The crew of 1 vessel – the Galaxy Chief, a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship captured in November 2023 – stay detained in Yemen.
The USA, in the meantime, is main a army coalition that has been bombing Houthi targets in Yemen, however that has not deterred the Houthi assaults. Israel has also carried out air strikes towards areas below the management of the group.
United Nations consultants and rights teams have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
