The Yemeni Armed Forces announced a successful drone strike on a significant target within Tel Aviv, Palestine, as part of their ongoing support for Gaza. The operation, carried out by the newly developed Yafa drone, was declared by Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree on Friday.
مشاهد من مكان عملية القوات المسلحة اليمنية على هدف في يافا المحتلة “تل أبيب”#عملية_وطائرة_يافا_اليمنية#اليمن_يضرب_تل_ابيب pic.twitter.com/l2sGZ0VFWp
— قناة المسيرة (@TvAlmasirah) July 19, 2024
Named after the Palestinian city occupied by ‘Israel’ within the Tel Aviv region, the Yafa drone is equipped to evade enemy radar and interception systems, allowing it to reach and achieve its objectives. Following the successful strike, the Yemeni Armed Forces have designated Tel Aviv as a primary strike zone for all future operations.
بالفيديو | جانب من أضرار وقعت بأحد المباني في تل أبيب نتيجة إنفجار الطائرة اليمنية “يافا” pic.twitter.com/StDuWjdYjp
— قناة المنار (@TVManar1) July 19, 2024
Saree emphasized the Yemeni Armed Forces’ commitment to targeting strategic locations deep within Israeli territory, including sensitive military and security sites. The YAF possesses a target bank for occupied Palestine, with a focus on retaliation against Israeli aggression towards Palestinians in Gaza.
بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن تنفيذ عملية عسكرية استهدفت هدفا مهماً في منطقة يافا المحتلة ما تسمى إسرائيليا “تل أبيب”. بطائرة مسيرة جديدة تحمل اسم ” يافا” قادرة على تجاوز المنظومات الاعتراضية ولا تستطيع الرادارات اكتشافها. 19_07_2024م pic.twitter.com/ntxv7pjL3j
— أمين حيان Ameen Hayyan (@ameenhayan) July 19, 2024
The Yemeni Armed Forces will continue to support the Resistance in Gaza until the siege on the Palestinian people is lifted, ensuring that their operations persist in response to ongoing Israeli crimes and massacres.
A drone attack struck Tel Aviv as one person was reported dead and eight others injured in the devastation caused by the explosion. The incident took place on Shalom Aleichem Street, resulting in significant damage to a building.
⚡️🚫Chaos and great panic in the middle of Tel Aviv now after a drone struck a building pic.twitter.com/LJFDDXOpC1
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) July 19, 2024
Israeli emergency services rushed to the scene to attend to the injured individuals, who suffered shrapnel wounds from the explosion. The Israeli media reported the discovery of a body in a nearby building, indicating further casualties from the attack.
بالفيديو | لحظة انفجار المسيرة اليمنية في #تل_أبيب pic.twitter.com/1YVTHxeizY
— قناة المنار (@TVManar1) July 19, 2024
Footage captured the moment a large drone flew into Tel Aviv from the sea at low altitude, bypassing defensive systems and striking the targeted building. Panic ensued in the city as the loud explosion was heard even as far as the West Bank.
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🔴 هز انفجار ضخم تل أبيب إثر غارة بطائرة بدون طيار في محيط السفارة الأمريكية، مما أسفر عن مقتل شخص واحد على الأقل وإصابة 8 آخرين. pic.twitter.com/3RyuvkzR83— الصين بالعربية (@mog_china) July 19, 2024
The high-security area where the attack occurred, near the US embassy, raised suspicions about potential motives behind the drone strike.
🚨 Chaotic scenes emerge from “Tel Aviv”. Details regarding the incident are still emerging, pic.twitter.com/sIvMKm1lkm
— The Resistance (@TopGResistance) July 19, 2024
Initial speculations of the incident being a bomb or having criminal origins were dispelled, leading to Prime Minister Netanyahu postponing his trip to the US in response to the attack. Additionally, the Yemeni Armed Forces hinted at a major military operation directed at Tel Aviv in occupied Palestine.
In the aftermath of the drone attack, reports surfaced that the US military allegedly intercepted four unmanned aircraft on their way to “Israel,” signaling potential threats looming over the region.
Second Statement
General Saree also announced, in a second statement, that the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the vessel “Lobivia” with ballistic missiles and drones, achieving precise and direct hits by the grace of Allah.
“The naval, the missile, and the unmanned air forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of Allah Almighty, carried out a specific and joint military operation in the Gulf of Aden, targeting the ship (Lobivia) with a number of ballistic missiles and drones, and thanks to Allah the hit was accurate and direct,” he said, addressing a million-man demonstration held in support of Gaza in Sanaa.
The ship was targeted owing to the violation of the ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine by the company that owns the ship, he added.
“The continuation of the Israeli aggression in committing massacres against our people in Gaza will only push the Yemeni people, their Armed Forces, and their faithful and struggling leadership for more supportive operations in support of and solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people.”
“The Yemeni Armed Forces renew their call to all Arab and Islamic peoples to perform their religious, humanitarian and moral duties towards the Arabian Palestinian people and to participate actively in this fateful and inevitable battle.”
“The operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces – with the help of Allah Almighty – will not stop unless the aggression is stopped and the siege imposed on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.”
Source: Al-Manar
