Missile Launched From Yemen Intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces

The military of Israel asserted that it had intercepted a rocket fired by Yemen on Thursday with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels claiming they launched the attack.

The group said in a video statement by its military spokesman Yahya Saree that the Huthis executed a qualitative military operation with a ballistic missile.

Israeli army declared previously via Facebook on X that a missile fired by the Yemen army had been shot down after air raid sirens in a number of regions in the whole of Israel were heard before early hours of the morning.

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After the onset of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Huthis started to target Israel and vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden that they allege to have connections with the nation in a means of solidarity with Palestinians. In reaction, Israel has hit Yemen through its number of strikes among them an attack on Sunday on the port city of Hodeida.

This week, the Huthis took credit in the sinking of two ships because they relaunched their campaign against international shipping in Red Sea.

Their new offensives follow months of calm and put in danger a ceasefire in May with the United States that followed weeks of bombing of Huthi objectives in Yemen.

According to Saree the bulk carrier Eternity C, originally attacked on Monday was en route to the Israeli port city of Eilat, and was attacked in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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Saree threatened companies whose ship were dealing with the Israeli ports that their ship would be bombed until Israel would give up siege of Gaza and stop war.

Huthis declared on Monday that they sunk another ship, Marvel Seas, on Sunday due to the fact that its boss had business relationships with Israel, and had its ports.

Due to Huthi attacks, many shipping companies have decided to avoid the Red Sea, which typically accounts for around 12% of global trade, by taking the lengthy detour around the southern tip of Africa.

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