According to the Anadolu agency, the Israeli military says it has intercepted yet another drone from Yemen, the second in just 24 hours, as tensions ripple across the region.
In a post on the US social media platform X, military spokesman Avichay Adraee said the drone “was shot down before reaching Israeli airspace.” He added that the interception did not trigger air-raid sirens, suggesting it posed no immediate threat to civilians.
This latest interception comes on the heels of another drone Israel reported stopping Monday evening. The Houthis, who are based in Yemen and backed by Iran, have not confirmed either claim.
The timing of these incidents is significant. Only last week, an Israeli airstrike in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killed 12 top Houthi officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed Ghalib Al-Rahawi and nine other ministers. The Houthis responded defiantly, saying they would not scale back their campaign. “The Houthis vowed to continue their missile and drone strikes against Israeli targets in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip,” Yemeni officials said at the time.
Since November 2023, the Houthis have launched dozens of missiles and drones at Israeli targets, while also striking at commercial ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea. They frame these attacks as part of their solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, where more than 63,600 people have been killed during Israel’s ongoing war.
For Israel, the threat from Yemen is another front in a conflict already stretching its military across Gaza, Lebanon, and beyond. For the Houthis, each launch is a statement that they remain undeterred, even after devastating losses in their own ranks.
The interceptions may have prevented direct damage, but they underline how fragile and combustible the wider region has become.
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