TEHRAN – Yemen announces new operations against the Israeli occupation regime in response to the Gaza genocide and the regime’s ongoing aggression against the country.

According to a statement delivered by Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, the missile unit launched a hypersonic ballistic missile, designated Palestine 2, at a sensitive Israeli target in Tel Aviv.

Following the Yemeni missile launch, Israeli media reported that the “Wing of Zion” aircraft carrying Israeli Prime Minister and wanted international fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to make an emergency landing. 

In a separate operation, the Sanaa government’s drone unit targeted the Israeli regime’s Ramon Airport, located in the Eilat area in the south. The statement confirmed that both operations achieved their intended objectives successfully.

Hebrew news outlets stated that a missile launched from Yemen triggered air raid sirens in occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem), as well as in central areas. Sirens also blared around Ramon Airport and across southern territories following the drone strike. 

Yemen reiterated its call for the Arab and Islamic nations to fulfill their religious, moral, and humanitarian responsibilities toward the people of Gaza. It warned that the continued silence in the face of these crimes would only embolden the Israeli occupation regime to escalate its aggression against the entire region.

The Yemeni Armed Forces emphasized that they will continue carrying out their duties until the genocide against Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted.

The statement came shortly after Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on Yemen, targeting the port of Hodeidah with 12 air raids. Saree later stated that the Arab country’s air defenses had responded to the regime’s warplanes forcing them to retreat.

The Yemeni Armed Forces continue to wage operations, striking various Israeli regime’s targets, including Ben Gurion Airport, and have imposed a maritime blockade on Israeli ports in support of Gaza until the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide ends and the suffocating blockade is lifted.

The regular Israeli aggression against Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, has failed to deter the poorest nation in West Asia from imposing a Red Sea blockade against Israeli and Israeli-affiliated ships as well as launching attacks against Israeli targets in solidarity with Gaza.