Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Yemen's Houthimovement (Ansarallah) claimed responsibility for a hypersonic missile striketargeting an Israeli military site in Yaffa, marking the second attack within24 hours.
Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier GeneralYahya Saree announced the launch of a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile,stating, “The operation has successfully achieved its objectives.”
He added that the group remains prepared toconfront the "Israeli enemy in the coming period."
Israeli authorities have not yet commented onthe incident.
The strike follows an escalation in Houthioperations, with the group last week claiming responsibility for two droneattacks on an Israeli military site in Ashkelon, and a projectile in Tel Avivinjuring dozens.
Since October 7, 2023, the Iran-backed Houthigroup has intensified its attacks on Israel. The group has so far launched over200 missiles and 170 drones targeting Israeli interests.
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu reaffirmed Israel's resolve to continue operations against theHouthis, accusing the group of posing a threat to global shipping and theinternational order.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announcedplans to target Houthi leaders directly, signaling a shift in strategy."We will not allow the continued launching of Houthi missiles and dronesat Israel without deterrence," Katz stated.
He further compared the planned actions toprevious targeted killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, saying, "As wedealt with [Yahya] Sinwar in Gaza, [Ismail] Haniyeh in Tehran,and [Hassan] Nasrallah in Beirut, we will deal with the heads of the Houthis inSanaa or anywhere else in Yemen."
The Israeli official statements came afterconducting a series of strikes against what it said were “Houthi militarytargets,” in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported thatnine people were killed in the port of Salif and the Ras Issa oil terminal.
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