Yemen Monitor / Newsroom
The leader of the Houthi armed group stated that the operation targeting Tel Aviv was executed with a high-tech missile that surpassed the enemy’s (Israeli) defenses, covering a distance of approximately 2,040 km.
Abdul Malik al-Houthi announced in a televised speech, “We have entered the fifth phase of escalation against the Israeli occupation in support of Gaza and its resistance.”
He confirmed that his group would continue targeting maritime activities linked to the Israeli enemy, adding, “Our operations will persist as long as the blockade and aggression against Gaza continue, and what is coming will be greater.”
Earlier, Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that their forces carried out a significant operation on Sunday targeting a military site in Jaffa with a hypersonic missile, while the Israeli army opened an investigation into the delay in detecting and intercepting the missile.
Saree clarified that the missile traveled an estimated distance of 2,400 kilometers in just 11 and a half minutes, as part of what he called the fifth phase.
In contrast, the Israeli occupation army stated that a ground-to-ground missile launched from Yemen fell in an uninhabited wooded area east of Tel Aviv. Fragments of the missile were scattered in an area 6 kilometers from Ben Gurion Airport east of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli army also reported that the missile traveled approximately 2,000 kilometers and took about 15 minutes to fly, entering from the eastern border. They confirmed that the Air Force is investigating the delay in detecting and intercepting the missile.
The Israeli occupation police stated that the missile fell in the town of Kfar Daniel, near Ben Gurion Airport, adding that the missile caused fires in wooded areas and material damage to a major train station near the town of Modiin.
Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and central Israel, prompting residents to rush for shelter and flee to the shelters.
Israeli Channel 12 reported that the missile forced hundreds of thousands in central Israeli cities to enter shelters for the first time in months, while the Israeli ambulance service reported that 9 people were injured during the rush to the shelters.
Channel 14 reported that a fire broke out at the Nesher Cement Factory in Al-Ramla area coinciding with the fall of the rocket launched from Yemen. It noted that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
