Israeli Military Sues Yemen's Houthis Fired Missile, Siren Sounds In Tel Aviv

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JAKARTA - The Israeli military prevented missiles launched from Yemen. The sirens sound in Tel Aviv and several other regions in Israel.

Reported by Reuters on Wednesday, September 3, the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi group has launched thousands of kilometers of missiles and drones to the north towards Israel, in solidarity with Palestine.

Israel retaliated by bombing the Houthi-controlled Yemeni territories, including the vital port of Hodeidah. His latest attack killed a number of senior Houthi officials, including the head of government.

The Houthis, which control the most populous area of Yemen, have also attacked ships in the Red Sea since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023.

The Yemeni Houthi group affiliated with Iran on Tuesday, September 2 reportedly attacked a ship in the northern Red Sea with two drones and missiles.

The group did not specify when the attack occurred. It is not yet known whether this attack is related to retaliation against Israel for the attack that killed the Houthi prime minister.

Previously, Houthi carried out a raid on the United Nations (UN) office in Sanaa on Sunday following an Israeli attack that killed Prime Minister Houth. A total of 11 UN personnel in Yemen were detained.

The Houthis did not provide a reason for the raid. But they detained a number of Yemeni employees at the United Nations and other aid agencies in the past on suspicion of spying.

Israel's attack on Thursday last week, which first killed top officials, hit large numbers of people gathered to watch televised speeches recorded by Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, and killed most members of the group's cabinet.

Israel said its airstrikes targeted Houthi chiefs of staff, defense ministers, and other senior officials, and they were verifying the results.