Syria says Israeli strikes aiming to undermine ‘stability’
Syria’s Foreign Ministry has condemned deadly Israeli attacks on its soil a day earlier, accusing the country of seeking to sow instability.
A ministry statement denounced “in the strongest terms the recent Israeli air strikes on Deraa”, in southern Syria, on Monday, adding that “this aggression is part of an Israeli campaign against the Syrian people and the stability of the country”.
Israel forces hit sites in central Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Israeli jets struck a military site in central Syria, the latest such attack in recent days.
According to the UK-based war monitor, “Israeli air strikes targeted a missile battalion” near Homs city. It reported explosions in the area but no immediate word on casualties.
A Syrian security source told Al Jazeera that Israeli raids targeted Syrian army positions in Shinshar and Shamsin in the countryside near Homs.
Houthi media reports US strikes on Yemeni city of Saada
Media channels linked to Yemen’s Houthis have reported strikes by US forces on the city of Saada, the birthplace of their movement in the country’s north.
“A strike by the US aggression” targeted the Saada governorate, said the Houthis’ Saba news agency and Al Masira TV, while witnesses told the AFP news agency there were three attacks on the area.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Iran-backed group – who have pursued a campaign of attacks in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians – launched a missile at Israel, which the Israeli military said was intercepted.
Meanwhile, US air strikes on Yemen killed at least 53 people over the weekend.
US continues attacks on Yemen for fourth night
The US military’s Central Command has confirmed that its attacks on Yemen are ongoing, with a post on X saying it is carrying out “continuous operations against Iran-back Houthi terrorists”.
The Houthis’ Masirah news has reported that US strikes hit several areas in recent hours, including Saada and the port city of Hodeidah.
Houthis report fourth attack against US warships in 72 hours
Houthi fighters said they launched another attack against US warships in the Red Sea, their fourth time firing on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier and other vessels in the past 72 hours.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the operation involved “a number of cruise missiles and drones” targeting the US carrier group, which thwarted a planned US attack on Yemen.
“This operation has successfully achieved its objectives,” Saree said in a statement shared on social media.
Saree said the “US aggression” would not deter Yemen’s “steadfast” support for the Palestinian people, and attacks on Israel would escalate until Israeli forces ended their attacks on, and blockade of, Gaza.
Earlier, the Houthis fired a missile towards Israel for the first time since January, when a ceasefire agreement was reached between Hamas and Israeli forces. The Houthi missile was launched hours after Israel carried out a surprise attack on Gaza, shattering the ceasefire and killing more than 400 Palestinians, including many women and children.
Israel said it intercepted the Houthi missile before it reached the country’s territory. Local media in Yemen also reported that US strikes hit several areas of the country in recent hours, including Saada and the port city of Hodeidah.
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