Houthis claim ballistic missile strike on Israel's Nevatim Airbase
Yemeni group says Palestine-2 hypersonic missile successfully hit its target
ISTANBUL
The Yemeni Houthi group on Saturday said it targeted Israel’s Nevatim Airbase with a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement that the missile "successfully reached its target and the interception systems failed to stop it."
Earlier in the day, the Israeli army announced its air defense systems intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli airspace, triggering sirens in several areas.
The Houthis have targeted ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden since November 2023 in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where more than 51,000 people have been killed in a brutal Israeli assault since October 2023.
The group halted attacks when a ceasefire in Gaza was declared in January between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, but resumed them after Israel renewed airstrikes on the enclave last month.
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