“The missile struck its target with precision, bypassing the defense and interception systems, as confirmed by the Houthis in a statement released on Saturday morning. They attributed the attack to the perceived atrocities inflicted on their brethren in Gaza. Hamas swiftly commended the strike in a subsequent statement.
According to Reuters, at least 25 individuals lost their lives in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes on Friday, as reported by health officials. Dr. Muneer Alboursh, the Director General of Health in Gaza, highlighted that an assault on a residence in Jabaliya in northern Gaza resulted in the deaths of 12 individuals, predominantly children and a woman. He condemned the incident as a ‘bloody massacre’ and noted the injuries sustained by several others.
Palestinian health authorities revealed that Israeli assaults have claimed the lives of 45,000 individuals in Gaza since the onset of the conflict 15 months ago, with a majority being women and children. The recent escalation was triggered by a Hamas raid on southern Israel, which led to the loss of approximately 1,200 lives and the abduction of around 250 individuals.
In a heart-wrenching scene at Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City, a wounded Palestinian woman bid her child farewell, who fell victim to an Israeli strike the previous night. The funeral in Jabalia saw a man carry the shrouded body of a child who met a similar fate in the Israeli bombardment.
Continuous tit-for-tat exchanges of strikes have characterized the conflict between Israel and Houthi rebels since its inception. Despite this, the vast majority of Houthi missiles have been intercepted over the Red Sea, a crucial maritime route, where the rebels have also targeted commercial vessels.
One notable incident in September witnessed nine individuals sustaining injuries while seeking shelter following the impact of a ballistic missile launched from Yemen that breached Israeli territory, landing in an open field near Tel Aviv. Despite being Israel’s second-largest city and a key commercial and diplomatic center, Tel Aviv experiences limited direct impacts from incoming projectiles, largely due to the nation’s robust air defense systems.
Recent developments saw the IDF reporting damage to a school near Tel Aviv following the ‘partial interception’ of a missile launched from Yemen. Subsequently, Israel retaliated by striking ‘military targets’ on Yemen’s western coast and inland, including fuel and oil tanks, two power plants, and eight tugboats.”
