The Iran-backed Houthi jihad terrorist group is stepping up its aerial attacks on Israel, with Israeli air defense systems intercepting another explosive drone from Yemen on Monday. “Earlier today (Monday), a UAV launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory was intercepted by the IAF (Israeli Air Force),” the Israeli military said in statement on its Telegram account. “The UAV was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.”
The Yemeni terrorist group boasted of launching two drones aimed at Israel. “The Houthis claim to have launched two drones, at targets in Ashkelon and the Tel Aviv area. There were no reports of impacts in either city today,” the Times of Israel reported December 23.
The foiled drone strike comes after the Yemen-based jihadist group on Saturday fired a ballistic missile and a drone at Israel. Dozens of Israeli civilians were hurt in Tel Aviv after a Houthi missile struck a children’s playground in the early hour of the morning. “A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi jihadists overnight Friday exploded in a public park in south Tel Aviv after Israeli air defenses failed to intercept it, leaving 16 mildly injured by glass shards,” Israel’s i24NEWS TV channel reported. “14 others were bruised as they ran to shelters.”
Since October 7, the Yemeni terrorist group has reportedly fired around 400 missiles and drones towards Israel. The Israeli air defenses have succeeded in intercepting most of them. In July, a Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv killed a 50-year-old civilian. The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of retaliatory strikes on Yemen, targeting terrorist bases, ports and oil facilities — a key source for revenue for the jihad group.
Since October 7, 2023, the Iran-sponsored terrorist group has been trying to impose an illegal embargo on Israel by attacking and hijacking Western-owned cargo ships in the Red Sea. “Houthis have so far conducted over one hundred attacks against commercial ships and warships since November 2023, announcing new shipping restrictions at every stage of their campaign,” the Washington Institute think tanks reported December 18.
skeptiker says
Den Huthis weint auch keiner, der bei Verstand, gebildet und kultiviert ist, eine Träne nach.
Andrew Blackadder says
Where do a rag tag bunch of low IQ savages get hold of a quarter million Dollar Drone and learn how to fire it a children Playground in Tel Aviv?.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Cut off the head of the snake and be done with it.