SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi rebels stated they fired a missile at central Israel on Sunday (Dec 1), as Israeli forces introduced that they had intercepted a “projectile”.
The Iran-backed rebels “carried out a focusing on operation in opposition to an important goal” within the Tel Aviv space utilizing a “hypersonic missile”, a Houthi assertion stated.
An Israeli armed forces assertion stated: “One projectile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF previous to its crossing into Israeli territory.”
The projectile was shot down after sirens had sounded in varied areas of central Israel within the early morning, the Israeli assertion stated.
The Houthis stated they launched a Palestine 2 missile, which they describe as a hypersonic ballistic missile that’s manufactured in Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a part of Iran’s “axis of resistance” in opposition to Israel and the USA, have periodically fired drones and missiles at Israel because the outbreak of the Gaza struggle.
The Houthis have additionally waged a harassment marketing campaign in opposition to transport within the Crimson Sea and Gulf of Aden through the Gaza struggle, severely disrupting the important commerce route.
