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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels warned Tuesday that they would not hesitate to target any Israeli ship in the Red Sea as long as the Israeli war continues in Gaza.
This is contained in a statement by the Houthi armed forces.
“We will not hesitate to target any Israeli ship in the Red Sea or any place we can reach, starting from the moment this statement is announced.
“Our operations against the Israeli enemy will not stop until the Israeli aggression against our brave brothers in Gaza stops,” it said.
The Houthi armed forces said they have launched “a batch of ballistic missiles” at various targets in Israel including Eliat.
The Israeli army said earlier on Tuesday that the missile was repelled by its Arrow air defence system outside Israel.
A rocket alarm was sounded in the city of Eilat, the southernmost point of the country.
It was initially unclear who was responsible for the shooting.
In recent weeks, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have reported firing drones and missiles from the south of the Arabian Peninsula towards Israel.
The Iran-backed group has controlled the capital Sana’a and other areas in northern Yemen since 2014.