Yemen's Houthis confirm launching attack on Israel for first time in current war

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have confirmed their first attack on Israel. This marks their entry into the ongoing conflict. The group stated their operations will continue until the aggression ends on all fronts. This development raises concerns a...

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Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 27, 2026.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis confirmed on Saturday that they had launched an attack on Israel for ‌the ⁠first ⁠time during the current Israeli-U.S. war against Iran, marking their entry to the conflict and raising the prospects ⁠of a ‌broader regional confrontation.

Israel earlier said ⁠it was working to intercept a missile from Yemen.

The group said the attack with a barrage of missiles came after continued ‌targeting of infrastructure in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and ⁠the Palestinian territories, adding that their operations would continue until the "aggression" on all fronts ends.

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