Sana’a: The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said the country’s missile unit fired two ballistic missiles toward Israeli targets in the occupied Palestinian territories.
According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced the execution of a precision dual missile operation targeting sensitive sites in the occupied Jaffa (Tel Aviv) region, Yemen’s Al-Masirah TV network reported on Wednesday. Saree said the operation involved two ballistic missiles, Palestine-2 and Zolfiqar, which struck targets, caused panic among Israeli settlers and disrupted operations at Ben Gurion Airport.
Saree described the missile strikes as a response to Israeli crimes in Gaza and as an initial retaliation for recent Israeli aggression against Yemen, a reference to the regime’s assassination of Prime Minister Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahwi and several of his cabinet colleagues.
The missile strikes came a day after the Yemeni army announced four operations using drones against Israeli targets in the occupied territories.
Over the past months, Yemen has launched missiles and drones toward positions inside Israeli-occupied territories, including Tel Aviv and Eilat Port, in response to the regime’s ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza.
Anti-Israel operations continued even after the regime launched attacks on Yemeni soil. Yemen has repeatedly said its operations will continue until the bloodshed of the Palestinians stops and the siege of Gaza is lifted.
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Brigadier General Yahya Saree was cited by Al-Masirah TV as announcing the operation and naming the missiles used as Palestine-2 and Zolfiqar.
The Yemeni Armed Forces described the operation as precision and dual in nature and said it targeted sites in the Jaffa (Tel Aviv) region.
Yemen reported effects from the strikes that included panic among Israeli settlers and disruption to operations at Ben Gurion Airport.
Yemen framed the strikes as both a response to events in Gaza and as retaliation for actions against Yemen, including the killing of Prime Minister Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahwi and several cabinet members.
The strikes followed a separate announcement by the Yemeni army of four drone operations against Israeli targets the previous day.
Yemen has, over recent months, launched missiles and drones toward locations inside Israeli-occupied territories, including Tel Aviv and Eilat Port, and said those actions were in response to actions against Palestinians in Gaza.
Yemeni statements say operations will continue until what they describe as an end to Palestinian bloodshed and the lifting of the siege of Gaza.