Israeli foreign minister says latest strikes on Gaza not a ‘one-day attack’
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that the latest Israeli strikes that have killed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza were not a “one-day attack” and that the military operation would continue.
“We found ourselves at an impasse – no hostage being released and no military action … We struck Hamas and additional terror targets in Gaza. This is not a one-day attack. We will continue the military operation in the coming days,” Saar said.
Saar, who was speaking at a meeting with the powerful pro-Israel lobby group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Jerusalem, said the United States had been given advance warning of the Israeli strikes and that it supported them.
Israeli military says sirens sounded as projectile fired from Yemen
Sirens have been activated in southern Israel after what the Israeli military describes as “projectile fire from Yemen”.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military said details are being examined.
On Monday, Trump threatened to hold Iran responsible for any further attacks carried out by Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi group.
Israeli military says missile launched from Yemen is intercepted
The Israeli military says alerts went out in the central and southern Negev after a missile was launched from Yemen but it was intercepted before reaching Israeli territory.
“Following the alerts that were activated a short time ago in the central and southern Negev, the air force intercepted one missile launched from Yemen,” the military said in a statement.
“The missile was intercepted before it crossed into the country’s territory; the alerts were activated according to policy.”
Houthis promise to continue attacks until Israeli bombing of Gaza stops
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree says the group fired two hypersonic ballistic missiles at Israel’s Nevatim Airbase in response to Israeli attacks in Gaza.
Saree said the operation “successfully achieved its objective” while Israel previously stated that a projectile from Yemen was intercepted before entering Israeli territory.
“The Yemeni armed forces will expand their scope of targets in the occupied Palestine during the coming hours and days unless the aggression against Gaza stops,” Saree said.
He added that the group will “continue to confront the criminal American enemy and prevent Israeli navigation until the aggression stops, the blockade is lifted and aid is allowed into the Gaza Strip”.
