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The Houthi rebels instructed its missile force to target central Israel, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday. According to military sources in Sanaa, the attacks on Israel were coordinated with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad and were to escalate.
Earlier the Houthis said that at least 10 U.S. strikes targeted areas in Yemen, including Saada province and Hodeidah. The U.S. launched a wave of strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthis, who said last week they were resuming attacks on Red Sea shipping to support Palestinians in Gaza.
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U.S. fighterjet takes off a carrier to strike Houthi targets in Yemen on Tuesday
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Houthi forces detected hostile military movements in the Red Sea in preparation for launching a large-scale air attack on the country, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on Wednesday.
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A demonstration in support of the Houthi rebels in Yemen after American strikes on Tuesday
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A demonstration in support of the Houthi rebels in Yemen after American strikes on Tuesday
Sarea said, without offering evidence, that Houthis targeted the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and other warships with missiles and drones, thwarting the U.S. attack.
On Tuesday the rebel army launched what they claimed were two hypersonic missiles at Israel setting off air raid sirens across the south.
The IDF confirmed that the Air Force intercepted a missile using the Arrow defense system before it entered Israeli airspace. "A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF prior to crossing into Israeli territory. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol," the military said.
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Sirens activated in southern Israel in a Houthi rebel missile attack
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Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for the launch, saying the group had fired a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile at Israel. "If Israeli strikes in Gaza do not stop, we will expand our list of targets in Israel in the coming hours and days," Saree warned.
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Houthi forces detected hostile military movements in the Red Sea in preparation for launching a large-scale air attack on the country, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on Wednesday.
Sarea said, without offering evidence, that Houthis targeted the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and other warships with missiles and drones, thwarting the U.S. attack.