Yemen's Houthis target Israel with ballistic missiles in coordination with Iran
The Yemeni group targeted central Israel's Jaffa with several ballistic missiles in the last 24 hours, military spokesperson Yehya Sarea said in a televised address.
'Triumphing for the oppressed Palestinian and Iranian peoples…This operation was coordinated with the operations carried out by the Iranian army against the criminal Israeli enemy,' he added.
3 A view of a residential building struck by an Iranian ballistic missile in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, Israel on June 15, 2025.
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The Israeli military earlier said sirens were activated in several areas in the country following missile launches from Iran and Yemen.
Israel and Iran continued to exchange missile attacks since Israel launched its biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy on Friday.
On the same day Israel launched its attack on Iran, Israel said a missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel fell in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
The Yemeni group however did not claim responsibility for the missile launch.
The Houthis have been launching attacks against Israel, most of which have been intercepted, in what they say is support for Palestinians in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war there since Hamas's October 7 2023 attack on Israel.
3 Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, early on June 15, 2025.
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3 Emergency and rescue soldiers search for trapped people around heavily damaged buildings after an overnight missile strike from Iran on June 15, 2025 in Bat Yam Israel.
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Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.
The US also launched intensified strikes against the Houthis this year, before President Donald Trump halted the offensive after the Houthis agreed to stop attacks on American ships.
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