Israeli army announces its successful interception of a missile launched from Yemen
- 2024-10-08 02:21:06
The Israeli army announced that it successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched from Yemen towards central Israel.
Israeli Channel 12 confirmed that the ballistic missile was launched towards the greater Tel Aviv area, and came during preparations for the October 7 commemoration ceremony.
The Israeli media did not provide any further details, at a time when similar military operations have been escalating in recent days.
A few days ago, the media confirmed that 5 drones were launched from Yemen and exploded at a low altitude in the airspace of Tel Aviv.
The Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, confirmed that a vital target in "Jaffa" was attacked with a number of drones. Saree said - in a statement that the Jaffa operation achieved its goals by the arrival of the drones without the enemy detecting or shooting them down.
" He explained that the operation comes within the fifth phase of a battle he called "the promised conquest and the holy jihad," stressing that his group will continue operations until the aggression on Gaza and Lebanon stops. The Houthis also announced that they targeted military sites inside Israel With three winged missiles. The Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, stated that the missiles successfully reached their targets, accusing the Israeli occupation of concealing the results of the operation.