Missile fired from Yemen at target in al-Naqab desert

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
26 Apr 2025 03:02

Israeli media reported that Israeli air defenses attempted to intercept a missile fired from Yemen.

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The hypersonic ballistic missile 'Palestine 2' is readied for launch by the Yemeni Armed Forces, on September 15, 2024. (Yemeni Armed Forces/Military Media)

A missile was fired from Yemen at a target in the Israeli-occupied al-Naqab desert early on Saturday, Israeli media outlets reported.

Sirens sounded in several settlements in the region, which hosts a number of key Israeli military installations.

The Israeli military command said that air defences shot down the incoming missile.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced two military operations against vital Israeli targets in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The YAF's Missile Force carried out a top-tier military operation targeting a vital Israeli site in the occupied Haifa area using a hypersonic ballistic missile, spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said.

He confirmed that the missile successfully reached its target and that the Israeli interception systems failed to stop it, adding that the strike caused widespread fear and panic among settlers, with more than two million Israelis reportedly rushing to shelters.

Meanwhile, the YAF's UAV Unit carried out another military operation, attacking another vital Israeli site in the occupied Palestinian city of Yafa (Tel Aviv) with a drone of the Yafa type, the spokesperson added.

Saree said the operations were in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their Resistance and in rejection of the genocide in Gaza being committed by "Israel" with US support.

The YAF spokesperson reiterated that the Yemeni people will neither retreat nor abandon their religious, moral, and humanitarian duties and will continue their path of Resistance in support of the oppressed Palestinian people until the Israeli war on Gaza ends and the siege imposed on the enclave is lifted.