Houthis target military site near Ben Gurion Airport

Yemen’s Houthi group, also known as Ansar Allah, announced a series of "qualitative military operations" targeting Israeli Occupation and American sites, in what they said was support for Gaza and a response to what they called the "ongoing aggression and genocide" against the Palestinian people.

In a statement released late Thursday, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that a ballistic missile of the "Zulfiqar" type was launched toward a military target near Ben Gurion Airport, close to the city of Tel Aviv.

He described the attack as "a victory for the oppressed Palestinian people and their resistance fighters."

The group also said it carried out a joint operation targeting the US aircraft carriers USS Truman and USS Vinson, along with accompanying warships, in both the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. The attack reportedly involved cruise missiles and drones. This is the first time the USS Vinson has been targeted since its arrival in the region, according to the statement.

Additionally, the Houthis claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen's capital, Sana'a, describing it as the fifth such drone brought down in the last three weeks and the twentieth since the start of what they have termed the "Promised Conquest and Sacred Jihad" campaign in solidarity with Gaza.

The statement affirmed that attacks would continue in response to what they called the growing "American mobilization" and military escalation. It stressed that Yemen would not retreat from its position in support of the Palestinian resistance and that the attacks would not cease unless the 'Israeli' assault on Gaza ends and the blockade is lifted.