YAF launch drone attacks on Ben Gurion, Bir al-Sabee, Askalan

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Friday that its drone air force carried out three qualitative military operations against three Israeli occupation targets using three drones, targeting Lod Airport in the Yafa region and two vital targets in the Bir al-Sabee and Askalan regions in occupied Palestine.

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed in a statement that the three operations successfully achieved their objectives, emphasizing that they were a victory for the oppressed Palestinian people and a response to the crimes of genocide and starvation.

The statement addressed Arab and Islamic nations, asking: “If you do not stand with your brothers in Palestine today as they suffer from starvation, when will you?” adding: “We are facing a genocide that history will certainly not forget, and history will certainly not forget the positions of the cowards and conspirators in carrying out the genocide in Gaza.”

In its statement, the Yemeni Armed Forces also renewed its warnings to all companies dealing with occupied Palestinian ports that their ships will be targeted, regardless of their destination.

The statement continued: “Companies dealing with occupied Palestinian ports must immediately cease all dealings with them to preserve the safety of their ships and crews.”

Al-Houthi slams Gaza blockade, warns against disarmament, aggression

Yemen’s naval blockade targeting Israeli-linked shipping remains in full effect, Yemeni Ansar Allah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi declared on Thursday. “The blockade on the enemy’s navigation is ongoing, effective, impactful, and successful,” he said, emphasizing that “Um al-Rashrash port, which the enemy calls Eilat, is closed and shut down.”

Al-Houthi made the remarks during a televised speech addressing the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, alongside broader regional and international developments. He revealed that Ansar Allah had carried out operations this week using 14 missiles and drones. “We targeted al-Lydd Airport and enemy targets in Yafa, Haifa, and Askalan, as well as naval operations in the far northern Red Sea,” he stated.

‘Palestinian suffering is deepening’ 

Turning to Gaza, al-Houthi condemned what he described as a systematic starvation campaign. “The suffering of the Palestinian people continues to worsen for the fifth consecutive month, ever since aid was blocked from reaching them,” he said.

He blamed both Arab and Western states for complicity, asserting, “The siege on Gaza was done with the collusion of some Arab and Western countries, which helped create an unprecedented famine disaster.”

He also condemned US and Israeli involvement in military operations in Gaza, saying: “The percentage of martyrs and wounded in American and Israeli death traps is very high, and these are among the ugliest crimes.” He further claimed that “there are Americans carrying weapons and participating in the war on Gaza, something even US officers have admitted.”

“Every hour, the number of martyrs from starvation in Gaza increases, foremost among them are infants and children of all ages,” Sayyed al-Houthi added. He described the humanitarian catastrophe as “horrifying,” pointing out that “aid blocked by the Israeli enemy remains stacked at the crossing gates.”