Fourth Yemeni missile strike in 24 hours targets Tel Aviv military base
Yemeni forces have carried out a fourth missile strike within a 24-hour period against Israeli-occupied territories, leading to the activation of air raid sirens across multiple locations.
In a statement, Yemen’s Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed that Sana’a targeted an Israeli military position south of Tel Aviv in a retaliatory operation early Saturday morning.
The operation, the statement said, aimed to demonstrate support for the oppressed Palestinian people and condemn the ongoing genocide perpetrated by the Israeli regime with the backing of the United States.
The advanced “Palestine 2” hypersonic ballistic missile was used in the operation, which successfully reached its target as the enemy’s interception attempts failed, it added.
Saree asserted that Yemen will persist in providing support and backing for Gaza until the aggression and siege on the region come to an end.
According to Israeli sources, air raid sirens sounded across al-Quds, Modi’in, and southern occupied territories in anticipation of incoming projectiles.
Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency service, reported a 26-year-old man sustained injuries while seeking shelter during the incident.
On Friday, the Yemeni forces “carried out a military operation targeting the Israeli enemy’s Ramat David Airbase”, near the occupied Haifa area, using a “Palestine-2” hypersonic ballistic missile.
Since the onset of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Yemeni forces have carried out scores of operations in support of the war-hit Gazans, striking targets throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, in addition to targeting Israeli ships or vessels heading towards ports in the occupied territories.
In support of Israel, the US announced the formation of a maritime task force in the Red Sea in December 2023 to protect the passage of vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories.
The Yemeni forces responded by ramping up their strikes against strategic and sensitive Israeli and American targets, including the US warships and aircraft carriers that are deployed off Yemen’s coastline.
