Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) have claimed responsibility for a drone operation targeting Tel Aviv, known to its residents as Yafa. Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for the YAF, announced that multiple drones successfully struck important targets within the city without interception from Israeli defense systems.
The operation, described as part of the “fifth phase” of the YAF’s broader military campaign to support Palestine and Lebanon, has garnered considerable attention. Notably, the spokesperson also expressed solidarity with the freedom fighters in the West Bank and those resisting the Israeli occupation in Lebanon and Iraq. Additionally, he renewed Yemen’s call for “all Arab and Islamic peoples to openly demonstrate their support for the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples in the days ahead.”
Israeli media outlets reported that five drones were launched from Yemen, some 2,000 km away, as the first drone arrived in the area at around 2:00 am (local time).
At least three loud explosions were heard in Tel Aviv, Herzilya, and Petah Tikva, as reported by Israeli media outlets.
Later another drone reached the Bat Yam city settlement in southern Tel Aviv.
Sirens sounded in Bat Yam at 2:53 am, where several warplanes and helicopters were deployed to search for the incoming swarm of drones.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
