Yemen’s Houthis claim 3 drone attacks on Israeli targets

SANAA, Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Tuesday to have carried out three drone attacks against targets inside Israel in the last 48 hours.

Military spokesman Yahya Saree said several drones were fired at two targets in northern Israel, in cooperation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed militia group.

Another drone strike targeted a “vital target” in the southern city of Eilat, he said, adding that the attacks successfully hit their targets.

There was no immediate Israeli comment on the Houthi claim.

In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been facing a genocidal war by Israel since October last year, the Houthis have targeted Israeli sites, cargo ships, or those associated with Tel Aviv with missiles and drones, expressing their determination to continue operations until the end of the onslaught on the enclave.

A coalition led by the US has been conducting airstrikes since the beginning of 2024 that it said are targeting Houthi locations in parts of Yemen in response to attacks by the group on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The counterattacks have been occasionally met with retaliation from the group.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio

SANAA, Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Tuesday to have carried out three drone attacks against targets inside Israel in the last 48 hours.

Military spokesman Yahya Saree said several drones were fired at two targets in northern Israel, in cooperation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed militia group.

Another drone strike targeted a “vital target” in the southern city of Eilat, he said, adding that the attacks successfully hit their targets.

There was no immediate Israeli comment on the Houthi claim.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio