Yemeni ballistic missiles target Israeli military sites in 'Eilat'
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The Yemeni armed forces announces it will continue operations against the Israeli occupation entity in support of Gaza until the war on the Strip ends.
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A screengrab from a video posted by the Yemeni Military Media depicting the launch of ballistic missiles towards occupied Palestine in support of Gaza, posted on November 1, 2023 (Yemeni Military Media)
The Yemeni Armed Forces launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israeli military targets in Um Al-Rashrash - "Eilat", the army spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the General confirmed that the Yemeni forces " will continue to carry out military operations against the Israeli enemy and implement the decision to prevent Israeli ships from navigating in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, in support of the oppressed Palestinian people and until the aggression against our brothers in Gaza comes to a halt."
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In a separate statement, the Minister of Defense in Yemen's Sanaa reiterated that the Red Sea remains a theatre of operations for the Yemeni armed forces against Israeli ships until the war on the Strip ends.
"The Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Bab al-Mandab, has become forbidden territory for the Zionist entity, and any of its ships in the Red Sea will be seized or targeted in support of our people in Gaza," Major General Mohammed Nasser Al-Atefi said on Wednesday.
"Yemeni naval forces, missile force, and drones are ready to carry out the most severe individual and collective strikes against fixed or moving targets of the Zionist entity in support of our people in Gaza," he warned.
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Saree announced on Monday that the Yemeni forces will resume operations against the Israeli occupation after it renewed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on Friday morning.
Shortly before the temporary truce, Sanaa captured the Galaxy Leader Israeli ship in a naval operation and led it back to the country's coast. Yemen confirmed that there will be no talks on releasing the vessel until the war on Gaza ends.
On the same day after declaring the resumption of operations, the Yemeni army announced targeting the Israeli-owned Unity Explorer and Number 9 vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen, confirming direct hits on both.
