Rabat — Israel’s military announced Saturday that it successfully intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it could enter Israeli territory, along with a drone approaching from the east.
“Following sirens that sounded in several regions of Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,” the Israeli military stated in a communication. “The missile was neutralized before entering Israeli territory.”
The attack was later claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who stated they had targeted an air base in the Negev region using what they described as a “hypersonic ballistic missile.”
In a separate announcement, the Israeli military confirmed: “A drone approaching Israeli territory from the east was intercepted” by the air force.
The Houthis, who control large portions of Yemen, have carried out dozens of missile and drone attacks against Israel since the country launched its genocidal campaign in Gaza genocide.
Another Iran-aligned group, the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” has also claimed responsibility for similar attacks against Israel.
The Houthis have additionally targeted vessels they consider linked to Israel in the Red Sea, a crucial corridor for global trade. After temporarily ceasing during the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect on January 19 and officially expired on March 1, the attacks resumed following Israel’s resumption of its genocidal offensive on Gaza on March 18.
According to Israeli military radio, the intercepted missile is the 22nd since that date.
Meanwhile, the US launched a bombing campaign against the rebels in Yemen on March 15 to force them to cease their attacks.
As Israel’s genocide on the war-torn Gaza continues, local medical authorities report that the number of Gazans killed since October 7, 2023, has jumped to 52,243, while 117,639 have sustained injuries of varying severity.
The Gaza ceasefire has recently seen significant development, with Hamas saying it is ready to release all remaining hostages in Gaza in a single operation in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
But Hamas also persists in rejecting a partial ceasefire, conditioning its acceptance of the new deal on a five-year truce with Israel and the immediate end of its current genocidal assaults on Gaza.
