By Mohammed Sameai
SANAA, Yemen (AA) - Yemen’s Houthi group said Friday that it carried out three military operations targeting sites in central and southern Israel using drones, according to the group’s military spokesperson.
Speaking during a large solidarity demonstration for Gaza in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, Yahya Saree said in a statement the first two drone strikes targeted a military site in Ashkelon in southern Israel and another in Jaffa in central Israel.
He stated that the drones successfully bypassed Israeli interception systems and hit their intended targets.
Additionally, Saree claimed a joint operation with Iran-backed Iraq’s Islamic Resistance targeted strategic sites in southern Israel with drones.
The statement did not provide details about the nature of the targets in the three operations.
As of yet, the Iraqi resistance group has not commented on the Houthi statement, though they occasionally launch drones toward Israel in solidarity with Gaza.
No comment has been issued by Israel regarding the strikes.
In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been facing a genocidal war by Israel since October last year, the Houthis have targeted Israeli sites, cargo ships, or those associated with Tel Aviv with missiles and drones, expressing their determination to continue operations until the end of the onslaught on the enclave.
A coalition led by the US has been conducting airstrikes since the beginning of 2024 that it said are targeting Houthi locations in parts of Yemen in response to attacks by the group on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The counterattacks have been occasionally met with retaliation from the group.
*Writing by Mohammad Sio