The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) carried out a major military operation targeting the Israeli Nahal Sorek military base, located southeast of occupied Yafa [Tel Aviv], as part of their fifth phase of escalation against the Israeli occupation.

YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced Monday that the hypersonic ballistic missile, Palestine 2, was deployed and hit its targets precisely and successfully. As a result, a fire broke out in the vicinity of the target after impact was made. 

"Yemen remains committed to supporting the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples by upholding the maritime blockade on the enemy [Israeli occupation] and through supportive military operations," Saree reiterated, emphasizing that the YAF's operations will not cease until the aggression ends, the blockade on Gaza is lifted, and the attacks on Lebanon stop.

The announcement comes a couple of days after Saree said that the YAF targeted the Nevatim airbase in the al-Naqab region of southern occupied Palestine, confirming a direct hit. Brigadier General Saree then announced that the Yemeni air defenses downed a US MQ-9 drone as it was conducting hostile operations in the Yemeni airspace over the al-Jawf province.

Later, the YAF's Military Media released footage of the operation whereby the hunter-killer UAV was downed via a homegrown surface-to-air missile.

This brought the total number of US MQ-9 drones downed by Yemeni air defenses to 12 as part of the Promised Victory and Holy Jihad battle, according to Brigadier General Saree.

#WATCH | The Military Media of the Yemeni Armed Forces released footage of downing an American MQ-9 UAV, as it was carrying out hostile missions over the al-Yatma area in the al-Jawf province.#Yemen pic.twitter.com/fFpKsmJXhm

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