The military spokesman for the Houthi militia, Yahya Saree, announced today, Tuesday, that the group targeted an industrial area in the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel, using drones that “succeeded in reaching their goals.”

The Houthi announcement comes as the Israeli occupation army monitored 3 drones, saying that two of them were launched from Lebanon and one from Yemen.

The Israeli army indicated - in a statement - that "the march that took place earlier today in an open area in the city of Ashkelon (south) was launched from Yemen." Israeli Army Radio added that the march exploded without the Air Force intercepting it.

The Houthis confirmed that the attacks come in the context of the escalation of their military operations targeting maritime and commercial shipping lines, “until Israel stops its war in Gaza and Lebanon”

The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority previously announced reports of explosions near a commercial ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.