It was not immediately clear who fired the missiles, but a Houthi military spokesman promised retaliation. Israeli airstrikes on Hodeida on SaturdayIn the rebel-held Yemeni port city, spokesman Yahya Saree said the Israeli raids hit the port, a power plant and fuel tanks.
Saleh said on Sunday that the group had fired “numerous missiles” at targets in the southern Israeli port city of Eilat. It was not immediately clear if the two reported attacks were identical. The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday Said Air raid sirens rang out in the Eilat region.
Saturday’s Israeli attack rare Drone attack on Tel Aviv The Houthis claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack, which left one person dead and hit just metres from the US Embassy compound.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s response to the drone attacks “makes clear to our enemies that there is no place that the long arm of the State of Israel cannot reach.”
later The war in Gaza Since October, the Houthis have attacked ships off the Yemeni coast. Putting pressure on Israel End military operations in the Gaza Strip. US-led naval task force They are responding to attacks but are unable to stop them entirely.
Other things to know
- Netanyahu is scheduled to visit Washington this week. Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of parliament and meet with President Biden, whose administration has called for a meeting since tensions flared during the war. The prime minister’s office confirmed that Netanyahu and Biden will meet at midday on Tuesday, but doubts remain over whether the meeting will take place. Biden infected with coronavirusPrime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to lawmakers invitation A hearing for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is scheduled for Wednesday.
- Israeli forces continue operations in GazaIsrael Defense Forces SaidIn the Rafah area, Israeli forces found “mortar shells ready to be fired,” and Israeli aircraft identified rebel groups that the IDF “eliminated,” it added. Forces also located and dismantled tunnels and underground infrastructure in the Tal al-Sultan area, the IDF said. In the central Gaza Strip, the IDF said it found “various types of weapons.”
- At least 38,983 people have died and 89,727 People injured in Gaza since the war beganThe Gaza Health Ministry said it did not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but that most of the dead were women and children. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, including more than 300 soldiers. 326 soldiers They have been killed since the start of the military operation in Gaza.
