He wished for a swift recovery for the wounded from the attack, through the “X” platform, emphasizing that any “attack on Israeli cities will be met with a strong and painful response to the Houthi terror regime.” He noted that this response has been proven in the past, according to his statement. The “Times of Israel” reported that the injuries were caused by drone shrapnel, with two of the injured described as being in serious condition. The “Magen David Adom” ambulance service explained that their teams transported the injured to Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat for treatment.
” ” has intensified its attacks on Israel since the group announced, at the end of August, the killing of its Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi and eight of his ministers, and the injury of others, following an Israeli airstrike targeting a meeting in Sanaa. The “Ansar Allah” group has been launching attacks on Israel and ships linked to it, the United States, and Britain in the Red Sea since November 2023, in response to the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.
Since Tel Aviv resumed its military operations in the Gaza Strip on March 18, the “Ansar Allah” group in Yemen has intensified its attacks on Israel and ships linked to it, the United States, and Britain. This led the U.S. forces to carry out hundreds of airstrikes on the group’s sites in Yemen. On May 6, the group and Washington reached an agreement to ceasefire between them, but “Ansar Allah” confirmed that the agreement does not include operations against Israel.
The “Ansar Allah” group has controlled the majority of provinces in central and northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, since September 2014. An Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia launched military operations on March 26, 2015, in support of the Yemeni army to regain those areas from the group’s grip.
