The Yemeni Armed Forces announced a long-range missile strike on a sensitive Israeli military site in the occupied city of Beer al-Sabe’, marking a significant escalation in their military support for Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, stated that the operation was carried out using a Zulfiqar ballistic missile, which achieved its mission. This marks the first time Yemeni forces have publicly acknowledged launching a Zulfiqar missile at Beer al-Sabe’, a target roughly 2,243 kilometers from Yemeni territory.
بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن تنفيذ عملية عسكرية استهدفت هدفا حساسا للعدو الصهيوني في منطقة بئر السبع المحتلة وذلك بصاروخ باليستي نوع “ذو الفقار”، وعدة عمليات استهدفت مواقع حساسة ومنشآت عسكرية تابعة للعدو الصهيوني في مناطق مختلفة من فلسطين المحتلة الأسبوع الماضي وذلك بعدد من… pic.twitter.com/IcmJ92PjeB
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Israeli radio reported on Saturday that an explosion occurred in the Arad area, east of Beersheba, after a missile was launched from Yemen. Air raid sirens were activated in large areas of the Dead Sea, the Negev, and southern ‘Israel’.
The Israeli army claimed to have attempted to intercept the missile, suggesting it was “successfully intercepted.”
Since the beginning of the genocide perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip, the Yemeni armed forces, under the banner of supporting the Palestinian resistance, have launched dozens of missile attacks on the occupying entity. They have also targeted ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea, declaring a no-fly zone over Ben Gurion Airport and a naval zone over the ports of Eilat and Haifa.
In response, ‘Israel’ launched an air attack on Yemen, targeting Sana’a International Airport and port infrastructure in Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and Salif in the west of the country.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
