Houthis from Yemen's Ansar Allah rebel movement attacked the Israeli Defense Ministry building in Tel Aviv with a ballistic missile. This statement was made by the representative of the armed forces formed by the rebels, Yahya Sariyah.
“The missile forces carried out a military operation, hitting the so-called Defense Ministry of the Israeli enemy in the occupied area of Jaffa with a ballistic missile“, Sariyah said on the air of the Houthi-controlled television channel Al Masirah. According to a statement, “the missile hit the target with high accuracy“, and Israeli air defense systems “could not intercept it“.
On Saturday, the Israeli army press service reported that air raid sirens had been activated in a number of areas in the central part of the country due to a missile fired from Yemen. As specified by the army, the Israeli Air Force successfully intercepted the missile. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
On January 16, the leader of "Ansar Allah" Abdel Malik al-Houthi, in an address to his supporters, said that the Houthis would resume attacks on Israeli territory and commercial ships if Israel withdrew from the agreement with the Palestinian movement Hamas on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. He noted that the rebels would continue to attack if Israel "does not stop the escalation and cease the practice of collective punishment until the agreement is implemented."