Yemen strikes ship for violating 'Israel' ban hours after Tel Aviv op.
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Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson Yahya Saree reiterates that operations will continue until the Israeli war on Gaza stops and the siege on the Gaza Strip is lifted.
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The homegrown Yemeni "Sayyad" anti-ship cruise missiles alongside a flurry of weapons and systems during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen, on September 21, 2023 (Yemeni Armed Forces/Military media)
The Yemeni Armed Forces announced Friday carrying out a successful strike on the Lobivia ship in the Gulf of Aden via several ballistic missiles and drones, marking the second operation conducted by the YAF in under 12 hours.
In a statement, YAF spokesperson General Yahya Saree reiterated that the operations will continue until the war on Gaza is halted and the siege imposed on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.
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Earlier that day, an explosion rocked Tel Aviv in occupied Palestine.
During the early hours of Friday, footage of a damaged building circulated widely on social media and quickly went viral, followed by pictures of a UAV wing.
#UPDATE | A circulating video shows the moment a drone crashed into a Tel Aviv building earlier in the night. pic.twitter.com/jO6JbMax31
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 19, 2024
The Yemeni Armed Forces later claimed responsibility for the attack, revealing for the first time the Yafa one-way drone. They said that it targeted an important target in Tel Aviv.
One Israeli was killed and eight others were injured in the strike that targeted a building almost 100 meters away from the US consulate, Israeli media outlets reported.
Following the operation, Israeli media said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his trip to the United States, where he was scheduled to address Congress.
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Palestinian journalists noted that the explosion occurred on one of Tel Aviv's safest streets which is a highly secured area with additional air defenses.
The occupation army and security forces are yet to identify how the drone made it to its target without being detected.
Yemen's Deputy Minister of Information, Fahmi Al-Yusufi, told Al Mayadeen that the escalation against Tel Aviv "will lead to the military defeat of Israel."
Yemen is escalating its attacks infiltrating deep into occupied territories to subdue the Israeli occupation, Al-Yusufi added.
"Sanaa will not stand idly as the enemy massacres Gaza," he further stressed.
