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Houthi rebels claim missile launch at Israel following Gaza conflict
Warning sirens were heard in multiple areas of Israel before the military announced that the missile was 'most likely successfully intercepted.' read more
Houthi supporters raise their machine guns during an anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen. AP
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group stated on Saturday that it launched a ballistic missile toward Israel, citing Israel's actions in Gaza as the reason.
Warning sirens were heard in multiple areas of Israel before the military announced that the missile was 'most likely successfully intercepted.'
This marks the first Houthi-claimed missile attack on Israel since the June 24 ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which followed a 12-day conflict.
Rebel military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement that the group targeted a 'sensitive Israeli enemy target in the occupied area of Beersheba using a Dhu al-Fiqar ballistic missile'.
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The attack was in 'response to the crimes of the criminal Zionist enemy against civilians in the Gaza Strip', Saree added.
The Houthis have launched repeated missile and drone attacks against Israel since their Palestinian ally Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
The Iran-backed rebels, who say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians, paused their attacks during a two-month ceasefire that ended in March, but renewed them after Israel resumed its offensive.
Israel has carried out several retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting Houthi-held ports and the airport in the rebel-held capital Sanaa.
Saree said the rebel administration would 'continue its supportive operations until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted'.
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