Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war with Iran intensifies
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Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting "sensitive Israeli military sites" in southern Israel on Saturday, marking their first direct strikes since the US-Israeli war on Iran began. Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier-General Yahya Saree announced the attack, stating it would continue until objectives are achieved and aggression against the resistance ceases. The Israeli military reported intercepting one missile, with sirens sounding in Beersheba and near Israel's nuclear research center. The Houthis, who have controlled Yemen's capital since 2014, had previously stayed out of the conflict, though they disrupted Red Sea shipping during the Israel-Hamas war. This attack signals a potential escalation of the broader regional conflict.
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AI-ExtractedWe are conducting this battle in stages, and closing the Bab al-Mandeb strait is among our options.
The Houthi rebels attacked more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two ships and killing four sailors.
The Israeli military said it intercepted one missile.
Strikes “will continue until the declared objectives are achieved...and until the aggression against all fronts of the resistance ceases”.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles.
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