Yemen attacked Israel with hypersonic missile and drones

Yemen’s Houthis said on Monday evening, saying they had launched a “hypersonic missile” at a target in “occupied Jaffa,” a reference to the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv.

The Houthis also said they had launched four drones towards the same region and pledged to continue their operations until “the end of the aggression against the Palestinians.”

Earlier on Monday the military said it had intercepted a drone in southern Israel that was launched from Yemen.

Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, the Iran-backed Houthis, who control swathes of Yemen, have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel in what they say is a show of solidarity with the Palestinians.

In retaliation, Israel has struck Houthi targets several times inside Yemen, including in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa.