Yemen just ramped up their retaliatory action against terrorist Israel with another drone strike

As the Israeli occupation’s air and ground offensive is obliterating Gaza City, Yemen’s Houthis are taking retaliatory action. Yesterday, 24 September, they launched a drone strike which hit the city of Eilat.

Yemen retaliatory drone strike: serial failures of Israel’s Iron Dome

The drone struck near a shopping centre in the Red Sea tourist resort in southern Israel, injuring 20. Israeli media has reported at least five people were hit by shrapnel, one of them seriously, and others were treated for “anxiety”:

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A drone from Yemrn penetrated Israeli and U.S. defenses and struck Eilat in southern Israel, leaving around 20 settlers injured, including two in critical condition. Footage shows the moment of impact. pic.twitter.com/N51TKNCNC4

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The Iron Dome failed to intercept and shoot down the Yemen drone strike, which may have been because it was flying very low over the city and, because of its late detection, the Israeli occupation’s air force was unable to dispatch fighter jets in time, to shoot it down. The air force now says it is investigating the failure.

This attack comes a week after the iron dome failed to intercept another drone from Yemen, which exploded at the entrance to a Hotel in Eilat, sparking a fire but causing no injuries, and two weeks after the Houthis hit the passenger terminal at Ramon Airport, which left two airport employees slightly injured.

Israel’s Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, has vowed revenge, posting on X:

The Houthi terrorists refuse to learn from Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza – and will learn the hard way. Whoever harms Israel will be harmed sevenfold.

These attacks also come after previous strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, signaling a sustained campaign targeting Israel’s key infrastructure. Analysts warn the attacks expose vulnerabilities in Israel’s defenses and could mark a dangerous escalation in the regional conflict.

Houthi attacks the occupation to show solidarity with Palestinians

The Houthis say their military actions against Israel are a response to Israeli aggression and genocide in Gaza, and it is their religious and moral duty to stand in solidarity with, and defend the oppressed Palestinians. They insist they will continue until a ceasefire and end to the Gaza blockade is achieved.

Since October 2023, the Houthis have carried out near-daily attacks against Israeli-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea, as well as targeting Israeli infrastructure, such as air and sea ports. They have stepped up their campaign against the occupation since Israel broke the ceasefire in March, launching dozens of missiles and drones at it.

These attacks have been successful, with huge impacts on Israel. More than 100 commercial ships in the Red Sea have been targeted, resulting in costly detours and insurance hikes, and Eilat Port has been forced to reduce its operations by 90 percent.

Israeli occupation war crimes in Yemen

These actions have been met with relentless Israeli retaliation against Yemen. This month, a day after the Israeli occupation bombed Doha, Israeli strikes in Yemen killed at least 46 people and wounded over 165 in Sanaa and the Al-Jawf Governorate, hitting civilian residential areas, medical facilities, government buildings, and media offices, killing 31 journalists. But according to the Israeli occupation forces, the strikes hit:

Houthi military camps where operatives were gathered, the headquarters of the terror group’s propaganda division, and a fuel depot.

In late August, Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Houthi-backed Prime Minister of Yemen was killed by an Israeli occupation airstrike on Yemen’s capital Sanaa, which the military had said struck a “Houthi terrorist regime military target”.

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