Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels confirmed on Tuesday 31 October that they fired missiles and drones at Israel, a move which risked regional conflict escalation.

"The armed forces launched large batches of ballistic and winged missiles and a swarm of drones at several targets inside occupied Palestine. They will continue until the massacres in Gaza stop," said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree.

The Houthis had been suspected of a missile attack on Israel earlier this month, thwarted when the US Navy shot down the projectiles.

Israel said its own fighter jets and its new Arrow missile defence system shot down two salvos of incoming fire, hours apart, as they approached the country's key Red Sea shipping port of Eilat.

This footage was filmed and produced 31 October 2023.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said it had fired missiles and drones at Israel, a move which risks regional conflict escalation. "The armed forces launched large batches of ballistic and winged missiles and a swarm of drones at several targets inside occupied Palestine. They will continue until the massacres in Gaza stop," said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree. Houthis had been suspected of a missile attack on Israel earlier this month, thwarted when the U.S. Navy shot down the projectiles. Israel said its own fighter jets and its new Arrow missile defence system shot down two salvos of incoming fire hours apart as it approached the country's key Red Sea shipping port of Eilat.