The IDF announced Monday night that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, shortly after warning sirens sounded.
The Houthi her Yemenibacked by Iran, today claimed responsibility for two attacks against him Israelwhere the military said it intercepted a rocket fired from that country before it entered Israeli territory.
The Houthis launched two missiles, the first targeting Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and the second targeting an energy station south of Jerusalem, their military spokesman Yahya Sharia said. The Israeli military said last night that a rocket from the Yemen had been intercepted by the air force before penetrating its territory, while air raid sirens sounded in the central part of the country.
The Houthis have launched several missile and drone attacks against Israel since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, which was sparked on October 7, 2023 by the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas’ unprecedented attack on southern Israel, saying they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.
The Houthis have also targeted ships linked to Israel, the US or the UK and sailing in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthi spokesman also spoke today of an operation against the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The US military did not immediately comment.
Source :Skai
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