By Mohammed Sameai
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi group claimed a ballistic missile attack Sunday on a “vital target” in central Israel.
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said that his group targeted a vital target in central Israel with a hypersonic ballistic missile, saying the attack “successfully hit its target.”
He, however, did not provide any details about the nature of the target.
Saree vowed more missile and drone attacks until Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Gaza is halted and siege lifted.
The Israeli public broadcaster KAN earlier reported that a missile launched from Yemen had been intercepted by air defenses.
According to the same source, four Israelis were injured while rushing to shelters after air-raid sirens sounded in central Israel.
Regional tensions have escalated due to Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip which has killed more than 44,400 people, most of them women and children, and injured over 105,200 since October last year.
The second year of the genocide in Gaza has drawn growing international condemnation, with officials and institutions labeling the attacks and blocking of aid deliveries as a deliberate attempt to destroy a population.
On Nov. 21, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.
* Writing by Ikram Kouachi