Today’s attack on central Israel from Yemen was carried out by a hypersonic cruise missile, according to Nasruddin Amer, a representative of the Yemeni Houthi press service, Radio Liberty reports.***.
Israeli air defense systems “fired 20 rounds but were unable to intercept it,” Amer said. According to him, today’s strike is “just the beginning.”
“On Sunday morning, a surface-to-surface missile was fired from Yemen towards central Israel. Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and the surrounding area, at the airport. Ben-Gurion briefly suspended his work. The rocket landed in an uninhabited area and no one was hurt.” – the radio transmits.
The target of today’s attack was a military facility in the city of Jaffa, which is part of Tel Aviv, Houthi General Yahya Sareh said.
According to The Times of Israel, the Houthis have promised to announce the start of a large-scale operation against Israel soon, writes the Strana publication.
*An organization that performs the functions of a foreign agent.
**An organization whose activities are recognized as undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation.