Yemen’s Houthis claim to have targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and Ashkelon
Al Jazeera
Iran-aligned group says it will continue its attacks on Israel until its ‘aggression on Lebanon and Gaza stops’.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they fired a ballistic missile towards southern Tel Aviv and launched a drone at the coastal city of Ashkelon.
The Iran-aligned group pledged on Friday to continue its attacks on Israel until its “aggression on Lebanon and Gaza stops” after it emerged that its attempt to hit Tel Aviv had been foiled by air defences.
“We will carry out more military operations against the Israeli enemy in victory for the blood of our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon,” said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree in a televised speech.
The Houthis have repeatedly fired at Israel and have carried out numerous attacks on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait since November in what they describe as a campaign of solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli attack in Gaza.
Now, as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, with Israeli strikes killing more than 700 people since Monday, the Houthis are also demanding that Israel halt its assault on Lebanon.
