
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Israel, U.S. destroyers
The Hindu
Houthi militants target Israeli cities and U.S. destroyers in Red Sea, supporting Gaza and Lebanon, escalating conflict.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants said on Friday they had targeted the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Ashkelon along with three U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea with missiles and drones in support of Gaza and Lebanon.
The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after sirens were heard.
The Houthis' military spokesperson said operations will not halt until Israel's offensives in Gaza and Lebanon stop.
The group attacked Tel Aviv with a ballistic missile and launched a drone towards Ashkelon in southern Israel, Yahya Sarea said.
"We will carry out more military operations against the Israeli enemy to triumph for the sake of our brothers' blood in Palestine and Lebanon," he added in a televised speech.
Sarea also said, in a separate televised speech, that the group had simultaneously targeted three U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea with 23 ballistic and winged missiles and a drone while the vessels were on their way to support Israel.
The U.S. military did not immediately respond to a request for comment