According to Yemen TV channel Al-MasirahCruise missiles were launched from Yemen to various military targets in the southern Israeli city of Eilat. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria confirmed this information on the television channel and noted that the Houthis will continue their attacks until Israel’s aggression against the Palestinian people ends.
The Houthis have repeatedly tried to attack Israel with missiles and drones in recent weeks. In the last attack on November 15, ballistic missiles were launched at several targets, including Eilat. The Israel Defense Forces said its Arrow air defense system intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched from Yemen over the Red Sea.
Additionally, the Houthis announced their intention to attack all Israeli ships in the Red Sea, including ships owned or operated by Israeli companies. lately they caught A ship carrying 25 non-Israelis in the Southern Red Sea. Among them are citizens of Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Philippines and Mexico. The Houthis promised that non-Israeli citizens on the ship would be treated friendly and respectfully, according to the rules of Islamic hospitality.
The Houthis in Yemen are supported by Iran, the Islamist Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and other Shiite groups in the Middle East.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
On this day, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced its support for Hamas. Rocket attacks began on Israel and Lebanon from both sides. On the afternoon of October 19, the Israeli army announced that fire was opened from Lebanese territory to the country’s border areas. According to the IDF, numerous anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Manara.
The existence of the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah is believed to exist will be open to transportation and interaction According to Bloomberg, based on experts, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system will be suppressed in the event of a conflict in the Middle East.
Formerly Houthis clarified Plans of the captured ship.