Yemen Monitor/Sana’a/Exclusive:
Late Monday, Israeli media and the Israeli military reported that they had intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen. Meanwhile, the US bombed Al-Hodeidah governorate, according to local sources.
The Israeli military stated that it had intercepted “a missile coming from Yemen before it entered Israeli air space and that the sirens were activated due to the interception debris.”
Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other areas concurrently with the attacks.
Yemeni sources had reported the launch of ballistic missiles from Al-Tuhayta district, south of the coastal city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. Two US airstrikes were also reported in the same area.
The Houthis have escalated their attacks against Israel in recent weeks following the ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah. The White House said on Friday that US strikes against the Houthis will continue as long as the Iranian-backed group remains capable of threatening shipping lanes and Israel.
The Houthis have targeted more than 200 commercial ships with missiles and drones since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023. They have seized one ship and sunk two in the campaign that has also killed four sailors. Coalition forces led by the US have also intercepted other missiles and drones in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets, which also included Western military vessels.
In response, the US and Britain have been launching an airstrike campaign against Iranian-backed Houthi group since January 11. As a result, the Houthis have announced an expansion of their operations to include US and British ships. The Israeli occupation has also launched four attacks in Yemen targeting the country’s infrastructure.
