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The Defense Forces of Israel reported that a projectile launched from Yemen hit in the vicinity of Tel-Aviv and, according to the country’s medical services, caused injuries to at least 16 people. The information was communicated through the channel of Telegram of the army.
According to local media, the device fell in the municipality of Bnei Brak, east of the capital city. Meanwhile, Israeli medical services reported 16 slightly injured in the attack. “Teams are treating several people at the scene who were injured while heading to protected areas, and others who are suffering from anxiety,” a spokesperson said.
Shortly after, the Israeli Red Cross stated that the individuals were “slightly injured by pieces of glass of broken windows in nearby buildings” where the projectile fell.
From the force they indicated that the projectile fell in the Jaffa area, south of Tel Aviv and clarified that “attempts to intercept a missile from Yemen failed shortly after the sirens sounded.”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched several rocket attacks against Israel since October 2023, when the war in the Gaza Strip began. The vast majority of projectiles from the Iranian-backed group They were intercepted by the iron dome of the Israeli defense. In response, Israel attacked several positions in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, such as ports and energy facilities.
The episode occurs a day after a string of intense Israeli airstrikes will affect to the capital of Yemen -controlled by the rebels- and a port city. The situation led to the deaths of at least nine people, officials said shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.
In this context, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Abdulmalik al-Hutihad warned that his group would increase military actions against Israelin response to those recent Israeli airstrikes on ports in the Red Sea and power plants in the areas of Fury.
As LA NACION toldThose actions occurred just after the Israeli military said its air force intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered its territory. The early strikes on Yemen were not a direct response to the missile strike, a military official said, but rather a pre-planned response to months of Houthi aggression. Israel’s fighter jets were already in the air when it was launched.
“Anti-rocket and missile sirens were activated due to the possibility of falling debris from the interception,” the Israeli Army said. Sirens sounded near Tel Aviv and nearby areas, and at that moment a large explosion was heard.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General yahya sareea Houthi military spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack hours later in a pre-recorded video statement and stated that The rebels fired two of their “Palestine” ballistic missiles towards Israel.
With information from AFP
