The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) executed two high-profile operations targeting key Israeli infrastructure on Tuesday, while simultaneously foiling a planned aerial assault by US forces.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the YAF, revealed that the missile force launched a sophisticated hypersonic ballistic missile, dubbed Palestine-2, which struck its intended target of Ben Gurion Airport in the city of Yafa (Tel Aviv) with pinpoint precision.
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Concurrently, a Zulfiqar-type ballistic missile was deployed to strike a critical power station in southern occupied al-Quds, causing significant damage.
The strikes sent shockwaves through the region, underscoring Yemen’s resolve to defend itself against foreign aggression. In a remarkable feat of coordination, the YAF’s naval, missile, and UAV forces also conducted a joint operation targeting the USS Harry S. Truman, an American aircraft carrier preparing to launch a major aerial attack against Yemen.
Deploying a swarm of drones and cruise missiles, the Yemeni forces successfully thwarted the impending assault, dealing a blow to US military ambitions in the region.
Saree emphasized that these operations serve as a clear message to ‘Israel’ and its allies, stating that Yemeni forces will continue to strike until the aggression against Gaza ceases and the suffocating blockade on the Palestinian strip is lifted.
On late Monday, sirens sounded across several city settlements and Israeli-occupied areas in central Palestine, amid a Yemeni missile attack.
The attack, which came just hours after American and British forces launched strikes on Yemen’s al-Tuhayta district south of the port city of Hodeidah, sent shockwaves through the region.
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At precisely 11:11 AM local time, air raid sirens pierced the air in Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Rishon LeZion, Holon, Bat Yam, occupied al-Ramleh, Petach Tikva, occupied Isdud, Beit Shemesh and other areas, as residents scrambled for cover.
Shrapnel from the incoming projectiles peppered the Beit Shemesh area, while a large missile fragment reportedly crashed down in Ramat near Tel Aviv. The Ben Gurion Airport was forced to halt all air traffic amid the chaos.
Israeli media reported that the retaliatory Yemeni missiles were launched from the very same area targeted by the earlier US-British offensive.
The Israeli military spokesperson’s office drew sharp criticism from local media outlets, who accused officials of either lying or distorting the truth in claiming the incoming missiles had been intercepted outside of Israel’s borders.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
