Yemeni army ‘successfully’ strikes Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport after targeting US aircraft carrier
The Yemeni army says it has successfully targeted the Ben Gurion Airport in the Israeli-occupied region of Yafa in support of the oppressed people of Palestine, hours after targeting an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.
In a statement on Sunday, the Yemeni Armed Forces said it used the Zulfiqar ballistic missile in the operation, which “successfully achieved its objective.”
Earlier in the day, the Israeli military claimed that the missile was shot down before it crossed the occupied territories’ borders.
Sirens had reportedly sounded across the central occupied territories, in several towns near al-Quds, and some West Bank settlements.
“Through this operation, the Yemeni Armed Forces confirm the failure of the American aggression to prevent Yemen from continuing its support operations for the oppressed Palestinian people,” the Yemeni Armed Forces said.
“The dozens of daily raids will not deter the Armed Forces from fulfilling their religious, moral, and humanitarian duties,” it said, adding that the Yemeni fighters will continue their operations against the Israeli enemy until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted.
On Sunday morning, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for Yemen’s military, said the country’s armed forces had three military confrontations with US vessels, including the USS Harry S. Truman, over the past 24 hours.
Saree noted that the retaliatory operations involved the missile force, the drone unit of the air force, as well as the naval force of the Yemeni military, and were conducted with multiple domestically-developed cruise missiles and combat drones.
Yemenis have been hitting Israeli and American targets in support of Palestinians in Gaza since the regime launched its devastating war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, and in response to the American-British aggression on their homeland.
The operations have effectively shut down the Eilat port south of the occupied territories, causing significant economic setbacks for the Israelis.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have said they will not stop their attacks until Israel’s ground and aerial offensives in Gaza end.
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