Israel Military Intercept Missile: Israel says intercepted missile from Yemen, drone ‘from the east’

JERUSALEM: Israel’s navy mentioned Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have launched assaults all through the Gaza warfare, in addition to a drone approaching “from the east”.
“Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted”, earlier than “crossing into Israeli territory”, a navy assertion mentioned.
The Huthis later introduced a “military operation” focusing on the Nevatim air base in southern Israel, claiming that “the missile reached its target”.
In a separate incident, the Israeli navy mentioned a drone “that was on its way to Israeli territory from the east was intercepted” by the air power.
Yemen, giant elements of that are beneath the management of the Iran-backed Huthis, is situated to Israel’s southeast.
Other international locations to Israel’s east embody Iraq, the place Tehran-aligned militants have claimed plenty of assaults focusing on Israel since the Gaza warfare started.
The Huthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since the warfare in Gaza broke out in October 2023 in what they are saying is a present of solidarity with the Palestinians.
The Huthis have additionally focused ships they accuse of getting ties to Israel as they journey on the Red Sea — an important waterway for international commerce.
They had quickly paused their assaults throughout a current two-month ceasefire in Gaza.
According to Israel’s military radio, the missile intercepted in a single day was the twenty second fired by the Huthis since they resumed their assaults after Israel renewed its Gaza offensive on March 18.
Since March 15, Israel’s key ally the United States has stepped up its assaults on the Huthis, focusing on insurgent positions in Yemen with near-daily air strikes.