Yemen confirms drone strike on 'vital target' in Tel Aviv
The Yemeni armed forces have recently intensified their operations in support of Palestine with the use of cruise and ballistic missiles as well as long-range drones
The spokesman for the Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced on 3 October a “successful" military operation that struck a “vital target” in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv with a swarm of Yaffa drones.
“The UAV force of Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting a vital target in the [Tel Aviv] area in occupied Palestine with several Yaffa drones. The operation successfully achieved its objectives, as the drones reached their targets without the enemy being able to [shoot them down],” Saree said in a statement shared on social media.
The Ansrallah official did not give any details about the target of the strike, which he described as being part of the “fifth phase” of Yemen's military operations in support of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
Saree also called on “all Arab and Islamic peoples to [stand in support of] the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples” as the first anniversary of the 7 October Al-Aqsa Flood Operation approaches. He then vowed to continue military attacks against Israel until it halts its aggression on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli army claimed it had intercepted a "suspicious aerial target" off the coast of central Israel.
Yemen began the so-called “fifth phase” of its operations against Israel in July, launching a daring long-range drone attack that resulted in one fatality and led to Israel's subsequent bombing of Yemen's Hodeidah Port.
Thursday's attack comes less than 24 hours after Sanaa hit military posts deep inside Israel with three winged Quds 5 cruise missiles.
“The missiles successfully reached their targets, while the enemy remains silent about the results of the operation … We will not hesitate in broadening our military operations against the Israeli enemy and who is behind it until the aggression against Gaza and Lebanon ends,” Saree said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the week, Israel carried out a renewed round of airstrikes on Hodeidah Port, killing four people and injuring 29 more.