Houthis claim drone attacks on Israeli army's General Staff building in Tel Aviv

Alsharq Tribune  -AFP

Yemen's Houthi group said Tuesday it launched multiple attacks on targets in Israel, including the Israeli army's General Staff headquarters in Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion International Airport, and a vessel in the northern Red Sea.

In a statement aired on the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, military spokesman Yahya Sarea claimed that "a Sammad-4 drone struck the Israeli army's General Staff building" in Tel Aviv. He added that other drones targeted a power station in Hadera, Ben Gurion Airport, and the Port of Ashdod.

Sarea also said the group launched two drones and a cruise missile at the container ship MSC Aby in the northern Red Sea, accusing the vessel of maintaining trade links with Israeli ports.

The claims could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate confirmation from Israel or the ship's operator.

The fresh alleged attacks came a day after the Houthis took responsibility for a missile attack near the Scarlet Ray oil tanker in the northern Red Sea.

The escalation follows an Israeli airstrike on Thursday in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa that killed Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Houthi-appointed prime minister, along with 11 other Houthi ministers. It was a major blow to the Houthi rebel group, which controls much of northern Yemen.

Israeli media reported that the strike on the Houthi cabinet aimed to deter the group from launching further attacks on Israel and Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea. However, the group vowed revenge, warning that Israel would face "dark days ahead.