The Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced on 28 March the launch of a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting sensitive military sites in southern Israel.
Saturday’s attack marked the first action by the YAF against Israel since Tel Aviv and Washington initiated a war on Iran on 28 February. Shortly afterward, the US and Israel also engaged in wars against the Resistance Axis in Lebanon and Iraq.
YAF spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated that the operation was carried out in response to Israel’s crimes and massacres “against our brothers in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, and Palestine.”
Saree added that the operation successfully achieved its objectives and coincided with the “heroic operations” carried out by “our mujahideen brothers in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.”
He also confirmed that Yemeni military operations will continue until the declared objectives are achieved and the aggression against all resistance fronts ceases.
The attack came one day after Sanaa urged the US and Israel to participate in international diplomatic efforts to end the war against Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq.
“[Our] fingers are on the trigger for direct military intervention,” the YAF declared on Friday, warning other countries against joining the US and Israel in their war against the Axis of Resistance, including if the Red Sea is used to carry out “hostile operations against Iran or any Muslim country.”
The Yemeni forces emphasized that Saturday’s ballistic missile attack stems from a religious and moral responsibility to resist the US and Israel’s effort to establish “Greater Israel.”
The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it had identified a missile launched from Yemen.
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