Israeli capital hit by missile fired from Yemen, 16 injured

Two days after an Israeli bombardment on the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the latter claimed responsibility for the firing of a “Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile” on “a military target of the Israeli enemy”. “Following the sirens that sounded in central Israel, a projectile launched from Yemen was identified and interception attempts were made without success,” admitted the Israeli army on Telegram.

The emergency services said they were alerted at 3:48 a.m. local time about a strike in the mixed neighborhood of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, and had deployed significant resources on site. They reported 16 minor injuries from flying glass, including a three-year-old girl, who were transported to two hospitals in Tel Aviv.

“The axis of resistance”

Quoted in a press release, rescuer Yosef Kourdi, who lives nearby, said he heard “a strong explosion”: “I immediately went to the scene and noticed that a neighboring building had suffered significant damage due to the explosion. » This announcement comes two days after Israeli bombings against ports and energy infrastructure of the Houthis in Yemen, more than 1,500 kilometers south of Israel, which left nine dead according to the rebels.

Since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, the Houthis have launched multiple attacks against Israel, in support of the Palestinians, and regularly attack Western ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis are part of what Iran calls the “axis of resistance”, which brings together other movements hostile to Israel such as Hamas, Iraqi groups or Lebanese Hezbollah.