Yemeni Houthis Claim Missile Strikes on Israel in Coordination with Iran
For the first time, the Houthis publicly declare joint operations with Iran, launching ballistic missiles at central Israel amid escalating regional war.
Watan-The Yemeni Houthi movement announced on Sunday that it had carried out missile attacks on Israel in coordination with Iran, marking the first public declaration of such cooperation between Tehran and an allied militia during an active strike.
Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for the Houthis, stated that the group had targeted the city of Jaffa, in central Israel, with multiple ballistic missiles over the past 24 hours.
In a televised speech, Saree said:“In support of the oppressed peoples of Palestine and Iran, and in response to the crime of starvation and thirst imposed by the Zionist enemy on our brothers in Gaza, the missile forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting sensitive Israeli positions in the occupied area of Jaffa using several hypersonic ballistic missiles.”
He added:“This operation was coordinated with the ongoing military actions by the Iranian army and the Revolutionary Guard against the criminal Zionist enemy.”
Earlier, the Israeli army reported air raid sirens activated in several areas due to missile launches from Iran and Yemen.
Expanding War Theater
Israel and Iran have been exchanging missile fire since Friday, when Israel launched its largest military strike to date against Iranian territory.
On the same day, Israeli authorities reported that a missile fired from Yemen struck the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. However, the Houthis did not claim responsibility for that incident.
The group has continued attacking Israel with missiles and drones, most of which have been intercepted. The Houthis frame their actions as solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, where war has raged between Israel and Hamas since October 7, 2023.
In response, Israel has conducted a series of airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.
Earlier this year, the United States launched heavy strikes on the group, though President Donald Trump later halted the campaign after the Houthis agreed to cease attacks on American vessels.
