Channel 12, a private Israeli news channel, reported that this is the first time air raid sirens have sounded in Tel Aviv and West Jerusalem since the assassination of the head of the Houthi government (not internationally recognized) and a number of its ministers in an Israeli airstrike on Sanaa last week.
In recent days, Israel announced the interception of two drones launched from Yemen over two consecutive days. The channel noted that the airspace around Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv was temporarily closed after a missile launch from Yemen was detected and during the period when air raid sirens were sounding.
The Israeli army said in a statement: "A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted following warnings issued in several areas of the country."
On Tuesday, the Houthi group announced the implementation of four military operations in which it attacked Israeli targets, including the General Staff building, Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, the Hadera power station (north), and the Ashdod port (south).
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On Saturday, the group announced the death of its prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi, along with a number of ministers, as a result of an Israeli bombing of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday.
The Houthis launch attacks on Israel using missiles and drones, in addition to targeting ships linked to or heading toward it. They claim that their attacks are in response to the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 63,633 Palestinians dead, 160,914 injured, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has killed 367 Palestinians, including 131 children.
