Yemen's Houthis Claim Two Missile Attacks At C. Israel

(MENAFN- Nam News Network) SANAA/JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (NNN-SABA/MA'AN) – Yemen's Houthis, yesterday, claimed launching two ballistic missiles, one of which carried a“fragmentation warhead,” on central Israel, targeting two“sensitive targets” in Tel Aviv.

“The operation successfully achieved its objectives,” and caused millions of Israelis to“rush to shelters,” Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement, aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, without identifying the“sensitive targets.”

The attacks were in support of Gaza, and in response to the Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa last week, that killed 12 senior figures of the Houthis, including Prime Minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi, Sarea said.

“Our attacks will continue at an escalating pace during the next phase,” Sarea added.

Earlier yesterday, the Israeli military said that, a missile launched from Yemen triggered sirens“in several areas in Israel,” and was then“intercepted.”

The missile triggered air raid sirens in multiple cities, including Tel Aviv, sending millions to shelters and safe rooms, during the morning rush hour.

Magen David Adom, Israel's national rescue service, said, fragments of the interceptor missile were found in the Ben Shemen Forest near Jerusalem, but no injuries were reported.

The Israeli news site, Ynet, reported that, landings and departures at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv were“briefly” halted.

The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have carried out drone and missile attacks on Israel since Nov, 2023, in what they describe as solidarity with Palestinians, during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The Zionist Israel, with support from the U.S. air force, responded with strikes on Houthi-held areas, targeting airports, power stations, and ports in Sanaa and Hodeidah.– NNN-SABA/MA'AN

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