Yemeni rebels fire missile at Israel and attack US ships in the Arabian Sea
AFP and Sputnik
La Jornada Newspaper
Monday, December 2, 2024, p. 26
Fury. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said yesterday that they fired a hypersonic missile towards central Israel, which in turn reported that it had intercepted it.
Sirens sounded in central Israel during the incident.
Shrapnel from the interception fell inside Israel; At press time, the damage was still unknown.
Four people were injured while running for shelter, the Magen David Adom emergency service reported.
The Houthi rebels, who control northern Yemen, also attacked a US destroyer and three ships in the Arabian Sea.
Naval drone and missile units of the Yemeni armed forces (Houthis) carried out a joint military operation and attacked an American destroyer and three US army supply shipsannounced Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria.
He specified that the attack was carried out with drones and 16 ballistic and cruise missiles in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.
According to Saria, it is about the boats Liberty Grace, Maersk Saratoga and Stena Impeccable.
The Yemeni rebels, who are part of the resistance shaft of Iran against Israel and the United States, have launched several missiles and drones against Israel since the war in the Gaza Strip began on October 7, 2023.
They have also carried out a series of bombings against merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in support of the Gazans.
