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Friday, September 27, 2024
Houthis boast they fired missile, drone at Tel Aviv and Ashkelon overnight
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Iran-backed Houthis claim responsibility for an attack which set off sirens across central Israel overnight, saying it had launched a ballistic missile at a military target in Tel Aviv, and also launched a drone at a “vital target” in Ashkelon.
The IDF said it was unaware of any drone reaching Israel overnight.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces will carry out more military operations against the Israeli enemy in triumph for the blood of our people in Palestine and Lebanon, and will not stop supportive military operations during the coming days until the Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon stops,” Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree says in a statement.
A Houthi official hints that the attack was in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike yesterday that killed senior Hezbollah leader Mohammed Srur, whose death was confirmed by the Lebanese terror group shortly before the sirens sounded in Israel.
Srur was among several top advisers sent by Hezbollah to Yemen to train the Houthis, who are also backed by Iran, a source close to Hezbollah tells AFP.
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