The Huthi rebel group in Yemen announced launching two operations against Israeli military targets using missiles and drones in response to the massacres in Gaza and Israel’s aggression on Yemen.
The group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree on Friday explained that the missile force targeted an Israeli power station east of the “Jaffa-Tel Aviv” area, with “Palestine II” hyper-sonic ballistic missile, confirming that the target was accurately hit.
The spokesperson indicated that the second operation involved the use of Jaffa drone that targeted a military object of the “Israeli enemy” in Tel Aviv, where the operation successfully achieved its goal.
Saree assured of the high readiness of the Huthis to confront, “Any foolishness by the forces of US and Israeli aggression or whoever is involved with them from any party, and that with God’s help we are able to defend dear Yemen, its sovereignty and its legitimate rights.”
He conditioned the cessation of the group’s military operations upon the end of Israel’s war on Gaza and lifting the siege on it.
Israelis rush into shelters
Hours earlier, 12 people were injured while fleeing to shelters and nine due to panic after a missile coming from Yemen penetrated Israeli airspace, Israeli Broadcasting Authority according reported.
The Israeli army announced the interception of a drone launched from Yemen before it penetrated Israeli airspace, a few hours after the missile was launched.
It stated that the missile was intercepted and that fragments of it fell in the Modi’in area within Jerusalem, with an investigation opened to update the circumstances of the incident.
The Israeli Home Front Command reported that sirens were heard in more than 150 cities and towns after the missile was detected, including in Greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and the settlements of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli media reported that the Yemeni ballistic missile woke up five million Israelis and forced many to enter shelters.
