Yesterday, Sunday, the Houthi group claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Israel in coordination with Iraqi factions loyal to Iran, while the Israeli army confirmed the interception of two missiles launched from Yemen on Saturday and Sunday without recording any damage.

For more than a year, the Iran-backed group has been launching attacks against ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as well as launching rockets and marches towards Israel under claims of supporting the Palestinians in Gaza.

The military spokesman for the group, Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement that his group’s forces, in conjunction with what he described as “the Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” carried out a military operation that targeted “a vital target in southern occupied Palestine with a number of drones,” claiming that the operation “ It successfully achieved its goal.

As the Houthi spokesman threatened to continue attacks in support of the Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli army, for its part, announced the interception of a missile coming from Yemen, on Sunday morning, the day after intercepting another missile.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the army said that it intercepted the missile before it entered Israeli territory, and that the sirens were not sounded in accordance with security protocols.

The Israeli army said that the Air Force intercepted, on Saturday, a missile launched from Yemen. The army wrote on the Telegram application: “A short while ago, the Israeli army intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.” He added that the missile was intercepted before it crossed into Israel, and no sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.

During the past months, the Houthis claimed responsibility for launching hundreds of missiles and drones towards Israel, but they did not have any offensive effect, except for a drone that killed a person after it exploded in an apartment in Tel Aviv on July 19 last year.

These attacks required a response from Israel on July 20, targeting fuel depots in the port of Hodeidah, which led to the death of 6 people and the injury of about 80 others.

Israeli strikes were repeated on September 29, against fuel depots in both Hodeidah and Ras Issa. It also targeted two power plants in Hodeidah, in addition to the city's airport, which has been out of service for years. These raids resulted in the killing of 4 people and the injury of about 30 people, according to what the Houthis admitted.

It is noteworthy that the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, since November 19, 2023, led to the sinking of two ships, the piracy of a third, and the killing of 3 sailors and the injury of others in an attack against a Liberian ship.

In response to the naval escalation, since last January, the Houthi group has received more than 800 Western raids led by America, hoping to limit its ability to launch naval attacks.