Horror moment Houthi cruise missile lands first in ISRAEL in chilling conditions – after war games preparing for British and US invasion
This is the horror moment when a Houthi cruise missile lands first in Israel.
Footage captured the explosion in an open area near Eilat, a southern area Israeli port on the Red Sea, early Monday morning.
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It marks the first incursion of a Houthi-launched cruise missile into Israeli territory.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Tuesday evening that an unidentified air target had violated Israeli airspace from the direction of the Red Sea.
The IDF added that it had immediately monitored the missile’s trajectory with the vigilance of its air force throughout the episode.
Houthi missile attacks have mainly been intercepted by American coalition forces, the IDF or neighboring areas such as Jordan in the past.
But this latest incident demonstrates a worrying shift in tactics from the Iran-backed rebel group.
It comes just days after the Houthi launched wargames called “The Promised Day Maneuver” in preparation for a British and American invasion.
Images released this week by Yemeni media show units of the Central Military District armed forces carrying out the military exercises.
The wargames simulated violent and widespread confrontation operations against enemy forces after conducting parachute landings on some Yemeni areas. Saba reported.
As part of the exercise, they managed to lure groups of American and British enemies into large minefields, where dozens of them were expected to be killed.
A thousand fighters from the region are said to have taken part.
According to the combat training scenario, one mission consisted of groups of civilians confronting the enemy and engaging in violent clashes.
During the war games, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, member of the Supreme Political Council, said: ‘We cannot meet the American and British enemies with roses, but rather we will meet them with murder and beatings.
“As you saw with the great maneuver, that is a manifestation of the purpose of confronting the arrogant enemy.”
It comes as the Houthis vowed to expand their terror campaign from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean in a ‘big step’.
Chief Abdul Malik al-Houthi said last week that his militants will now target Israeli-affiliated ships as far as the southern tip of the border. Africa.
Yemen’s Houthis have since claimed responsibility for the cruise missile launched at Israel from the Red Sea on Monday.
The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, admitted the attack on Tuesday, along with targeting a fuel tanker, MADO, in the Red Sea.
MADO is one Marshall Islands A flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker is en route to Singapore by Saudi Arabiashowed maritime shipping trackers.
The Houthis describe it as American, but Equasis’ shipping database shows it is owned by Naftomar Shipping & Trading Co Ltd. Greece.
Naftomar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Houthi militants allied with Iran have repeatedly launched drones and missiles at international commercial shipping in the Red Sea region since mid-November in retaliation against Israeli military attack on Gaza.
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The attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing companies to make longer and more expensive voyages across southern Africa.
The United States and Britaintogether with other navies, have launched attacks on Houthi targets in response.
That includes the destruction of two Houthi drones with Sea Ceptor missiles fired from a British warship HMS Richmond earlier this month.
The The US also shot down two Houthi droness after three people were killed in the first deadly attack by the Iran-backed rebels on March 6.
In retaliation, the US military carried out self-defense strikes against “suicide drones” in western Yemen, which posed an “imminent threat.”
In a separate attack, Houthi militants killed at least 18 people in Yemen’s central Al Bayda province, Yemen’s official Saba news agency reported on Tuesday.
The Houthis control most of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the main Red Sea port of Hodeidah.
The militants have been embroiled in a civil war since 2014 with Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which is backed by Western governments and Saudi Arabia.
Who are the Houthis?
THE Houthi rebels have been terrorizing the Red Sea by launching persistent missile and drone attacks on ships and warships – but who are they?
The Shiite militant group, which now controls most of Yemen, was largely ignored by the world for more than a decade.
However, since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Gaza, they have disappeared from relative obscurity accounting for around £1 trillion in global trade held hostage – making it one of the busiest in the world shipping routes to an active war zone.
Their twisted slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse the Jews and Victory for Islam.”
Why do they attack ships?
The rebel group has launched brutal drone and missile attacks on all ships – including warships – they believe are linked to Israel, in solidarity with their ally Hamas.
In reality, however, there have been frequent attacks on commercial ships with little or no connection to Israel, forcing global maritime traffic to halt operations in the region and sending shipping prices soaring.
The naval attacks have threatened to unleash a full-blown war in the Middle East, while the intense ripples of Israel’s war in Gaza are being felt across the region – with Iran suspected of fomenting the chaos.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea increased by 50 percent between November and December as the rebel group’s leaders vowed that their attacks would continue until Israel halted its offensive in Gaza.
And despite repeated threats from the West and joint attacks from the US and Britain destroying their strongholds in Yemen, Iran’s terror representative appears undeterred.
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