A man carries a mock missile during a rally by university students and faculty, denouncing strikes on Yemen and in solidarity with Palestinians, in the capital Sana’a on January 1, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Air raid sirens echoed throughout numerous regions of the Israeli-occupied territories following the launch of a ballistic missile by the Yemeni Armed Forces targeting the occupying Zionist entity.
According to Israeli media outlets, the fresh Yemeni missile attack set off sirens in towns and cities south of the occupied territories, including Beersheba and the surrounding area, on Saturday morning.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The retaliatory strike came in response to the Israeli regime’s relentless genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, where close to 51,500 Palestinians, most of them women and children have been killed so far.
The Israeli military claimed in a statement that its anti-air missile systems had intercepted the projectile, and shot it down before crossing into the skies over the occupied territories.
The overnight attack came a few hours after the United States conducted new acts of aggression against Yemen by launching a wave of airstrikes across multiple regions in the Arab country.
Five airstrikes hit the Nihm district in the capital province of Sana’a, while the Bani Matar district in the same province was also bombed. No immediate reports of casualties have emerged.
American warplanes also carried out seven airstrikes on the Medghal district in the central province of Ma’rib.
No immediate casualty reports or damage assessments were available from the strikes, according to local media.
Yemen’s official Saba news agency, citing a local source speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that a woman was killed and another civilian sustained injuries when a US air raid struck a residential building in the Sahar district of the northwestern Sa’ada province.
In the western province of al-Mahwit, US fighter jets bombed the At Tawilah district, while the Ras Isa fuel terminal in the strategic coastal province of Hudaydah was targeted with four attacks.
In response to the atrocities perpetrated by Israel in Gaza and the US and UK aggression against Yemen, the Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a series of retaliatory strikes targeting Israeli, American, and British interests in the Red Sea and surrounding areas.
As the genocidal war in Gaza intensified, the Yemeni forces implemented a strategic blockade of vital maritime routes to obstruct the supply of military resources to Israel. This move aimed to urge the international community to address the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have vowed to sustain their attacks until Israel halts its ground and aerial assaults in Gaza.
