Sanaa: Yemen鈥檚 Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Thursday said they carried out a drone attack on Tel Aviv, although there was no direct confirmation from Israeli authorities.
In a statement, the Houthis said they 鈥渃arried out a military operation targeting a vital target in the Jaffa (Tel Aviv) area in occupied Palestine with a number of Jaffa drones.鈥�
鈥淭he operation achieved its goals successfully as the drones reached their targets without the enemy being able to confront or shoot them down.鈥�
The Israeli military said it intercepted 鈥渁 suspicious aerial target鈥� off central Israel overnight, without giving further details.
On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed to have fired cruise missiles at Israel, following Iran鈥檚 mass bombardment of the country the night before.
Last week, the rebels said they fired a missile at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, prompting Israeli air strikes on Yemen including the vital port of Hodeida.
The Houthis, who have controlled large swathes of war-torn Yemen for a decade, are part of Iran鈥檚 鈥淎xis of Resistance鈥� against Israel and the United States.
Since November, they have been attacking ships off Yemen鈥檚 coast in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in what they say is a show of solidarity with Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.