Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Israel

A military parade in Yemen. X/ @FirstPassNews1

October 2, 2024 Hour: 8:12 am

Israeli troops crossed the Lebanese border on Wednesday, advancing toward Adaisseh in southeastern Lebanon.

On Wednesday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea Yemen’s claimed that his organization had launched a fresh missile attack against Israel.

“In support to the Palestinian and Lebanese resistances, our forces carried out a military operation targeting military sites deep inside Israel with three cruise missiles,” Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

“We bless the Iranian operation against Israel, and we confirm our readiness to participate in any joint military operations against the Israeli enemy. We also confirm that the continued U.S. and British support for the Israeli enemy puts U.S. and British interests in the region under the range of our fire,” he added.

The al-Masirah TV said the Houthi attack from Yemen came simultaneously with the Iranian attack against Israel on Tuesday. Israel has made no comment yet on the Houthis’ claim.

The Houthis in Yemen announced yesterday that they had shot down a US drone, while a group leader threatened Israel with open war and devastating strikes in response to its deadly raids on Al Hudaydah Governorate in the west of the country.

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Since last November, the Houthi group has been conducting missile and drone attacks on what it said were Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as well as targets in Israel, to show solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

The Houthis have escalated attacks since last week after Israel killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on a building in the southern suburb of Beirut.

Meanwhile, Israeli troops crossed the Lebanese border on Wednesday, advancing toward the village of Adaisseh in southeastern Lebanon. The Israeli army confirmed the death in combat of a first soldier since it launched a ground invasion early Tuesday morning.

The soldier has been identified as Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, a native of the Israeli town of Modin, and commander of the army’s Egoz Unit. This is the first military casualty on Lebanese soil since the 2006 war.