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the israel defense forces issued a statement in the early morning of september 27 that the israeli "arrow" long-range air defense system intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired from yemen towards central israel. the interception caused an explosion and falling shrapnel.

yemen's houthis claimed the attack was in retaliation for the killing of a lebanese hezbollah commander in an israeli airstrike.

on the same day, u.s. officials also said that u.s. navy warships intercepted several projectiles fired by the houthi armed forces in yemen. preliminary information indicated that the attacks included missiles and drones, and that none of the three warships in the area were damaged.

yemen's houthi armed forces said on the 27th that they wouldred seathree us destroyers in the sea launched 23 missiles and a drone. a spokesman for the houthi armed forces said that the target of the attack was u.s. warships heading to support israel, and that all three warships were "directly hit."

a spokesman for the houthi armed forces in yemen said that they will launch larger-scale attacks on israel in the near future.

this is the second time in september that the houthi armed forces in yemen have directly used missiles to hit targets in israel.

on september 15, the houthi armed forces in yemen claimed to have launched a hypersonic missile targeting the jaffa area of ​​the central israeli city of tel aviv. the missile hit a military target. the israel defense forces stated that day that the israeli air defense system had conducted multiple interceptions and the attacks caused no casualties.

a spokesman for the houthi armed forces in yemen said that they will launch larger-scale attacks on israel in the near future.

the israeli army is currently fully preparing for a war against hezbollah in lebanon and is unlikely to immediately respond to the missile attack by the houthis.。

however, the houthi armed forces in yemen have repeatedly used hypersonic missiles or cruise missiles to attack the israeli mainland from long range, and they will surely suffer subsequent retaliation from the israeli army.

on september 26, a rocket was intercepted by the israeli air defense system in seifed, northern israel | xinhua news agency

two months ago, on july 20 this year, israel air raided the yemeni port city of hodeidah. israeli prime minister netanyahu stated at the time that the israeli air raid was a response to the houthi armed attack on tel aviv.this is israel's first attack on yemen since the gaza war。

since hamas launched a large-scale cross-border attack on israel on october 7 last year, triggering the gaza war, the houthi armed forces in yemen, the hezbollah armed forces in lebanon, and the shiite religious militias entrenched in syria and iraq have cooperated with hamas in the armed confrontation. israel, in order to contain the israeli military's strike operations, frequently uses rockets, drones and other weapons to attack israel.

the houthi armed forces in yemen have not only repeatedly used missiles and drones to attack israel's southern port city of eilat and the capital tel aviv, but they have also continued to attack israeli-related merchant ships in the red sea and other waters.

houthi armed forces in yemen attack israel and possible routes used by israeli air strikes on hodeidah, yemen

on september 26, houthi armed leader abdul malik houthi gave a televised speech, saying that the houthi armed forces will firmly support lebanon and hezbollah, and will intensify attacks on land targets in israel and its western allies. intensity.

the leader of the yemeni houthi armed forces also claimed that they have developed an improved "palestine-2" hypersonic missile and have used it in battles against israel. "the enemy will be amazed by our combat capabilities."

it is foreseeable,after israel's combat operations against hezbollah come to an end, the fight against the houthis in yemen will be put on the agenda of israeli leaders.

according to reports,on the afternoon of september 27, local time, the israeli army launched a new round of attacks on hezbollah’s military targets in southern lebanon.at around 18:20 on the 27th, a huge explosion was heard in the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon. thick smoke billowed from the explosion site.

according to reports, this was the largest explosion in the southern suburbs of beirut in a year. violent explosions can be heard in areas north of beirut, 10 kilometers away from the southern suburbs.

israel defense forces spokesman hagari said the israeli air force attacked the hezbollah headquarters in the lebanese capital beirut. the headquarters was built beneath civilian buildings in dahiyeh, a hezbollah stronghold in beirut.

according to the latest report from xinhua news agency, the israeli army confirmed on the afternoon of the 28th that nasrallah, the leader of lebanese hezbollah, died in this attack.

file photo of nasrallah, leader of lebanese hezbollah

earlier, the lebanese ministry of public health issued a statement on the 28th stating that the israeli air strike on the evening of the 27th had killed at least 6 people and injured 91 people, 14 of whom required hospitalization. hezbollah has not issued a statement on whether nasrallah is safe.

the israeli prime minister's office stated that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who was attending the united nations general assembly in new york, approved the attack on the hezbollah headquarters earlier on the 27th.

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