Israeli authorities say missile intercepted close to Eilat after Houthi chief earlier promised to proceed assaults.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched ballistic missiles on numerous Israel targets, together with within the Crimson Sea metropolis of Eilat, the group’s army spokesperson has mentioned.
The launch got here “after 24 hours of another military operation by drones on the same Israeli targets,” the spokesperson mentioned on Tuesday.
The Israeli army mentioned that it intercepted a missile close to the Crimson Sea.
Israel mentioned it used its “Arrow” aerial defence system to shoot down a missile on Tuesday after sirens sounded within the port metropolis of Eilat. Israel says that the projectile didn’t enter its territory, and didn’t say who shot it.
Earlier, the chief of Yemen’s Houthis mentioned that his group would proceed to launch attacks in opposition to Israel.
“Our eyes are open to constantly monitor and search for any Israeli ship in the Red Sea, especially in Bab al-Mandab, and near Yemeni regional waters,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, chief of the Iran-backed group, mentioned.
The Houthis have launched a number of missile and drone attacks against Israel since October 7, when Hamas fighters from the besieged Gaza Strip carried out an assault on southern Israel, killing round 1,200 folks, in keeping with Israeli authorities.
For the reason that Hamas assault, Israel has bombarded Gaza and launched a floor invasion of the territory. Greater than 11,200 folks have been killed within the Israeli assault, together with greater than 4,600 kids, in keeping with Palestinian authorities.
The battle in Gaza has despatched tensions hovering all through the area, with worldwide organisations and political leaders warning of a possible wider war throughout the area.
The Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has exchanged fireplace with Israeli forces throughout the Lebanon-Israel border, and Iran-backed armed teams have focused US forces in Syria and Iraq. The US has carried out strikes in Syria in response.
The Houthis have emerged as a serious participant within the Arabian Peninsula, withstanding efforts to dislodge them by a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen that started in 2015 with the help of the US.
The Saudi bombardment was criticised for contributing to a humanitarian catastrophe within the nation and inflicting many civilian casualties, whereas the Houthis finally expanded their management over areas of northern Yemen.
The battle in Yemen has reached an uneasy stalemate, with combating at a standstill at the same time as either side did not renew a United Natiions-backed truce that expired in October.
