Yemen’s Houthis confirm drone attack on southern Israel

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they carried out a drone attack on southern Israel on Tuesday, confirming an earlier report by the Israeli military.

“The UAV (drone) force of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a specific military operation targeting the industrial zone of the Israeli enemy in the Ashkelon region,” a Houthi military statement said.

Israel’s military said the drone “fell in an open area” of Ashkelon, just north of the Gaza Strip where the Israel-Hamas war has been raging for more than a year.

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The Houthis claimed the attack “was carried out with a number of drones that have successfully achieved their objectives.”

The Houhis, part of Iran’s “axis of resistance” against Israel and the United States, have periodically fired drones and missiles at Israel during the Gaza war.

After a Houthi drone killed a civilian in Tel Aviv in July, Israel hit back with a large-scale attack on Yemen’s Hodeida port, a lifeline for the impoverished country.

Israeli airstrikes also killed four people in Yemen last month, according to Houthi media, after the Houthis said they fired a missile at Tel Aviv’s international airport.

The Houthis have also waged a harassment campaign against shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden during the Gaza war, severely disrupting the vital trade route.

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