STORY: Israel intercepts surface-to-surface missile from Yemen's Houthis
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:51
LOCATION: Sanaa
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Yahya Sarea, Houthi group's spokesperson

STORYLINE:

Israel intercepted a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi militia on Tuesday, shortly after it thwarted a drone attack near Israel's southernmost Red Sea city of Eilat, which the Yemeni group has also claimed responsibility for.

Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed on the social media platform X that a surface-to-surface missile was fired toward Israeli territory from the Red Sea and was successfully intercepted by the long-range anti-missile Arrow system.

Earlier in the day, Israel intercepted a drone over the Red Sea that triggered air raid sirens in Eilat.

Both the drone and the missile were "intercepted outside Israeli territory. No infiltrations were identified," Hagari noted.

Also on Tuesday, Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for long-range missiles and drones launched towards Israel, in a move supporting the Gaza Strip currently under Israeli attacks.

"We launched a large batch of ballistic and winged missiles and a large number of drones at various targets," the group's military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a televised statement.

"We affirm that this is the third operation in support of our oppressed brothers in Palestine," Sarea said in the statement aired by the group's al-Masirah TV, referring to the attack on Eilat.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa.
(XHTV)