News - Yemen: The Yemeni Armed Forces have struck an Israeli military target in the occupied Jaffa (Tel Aviv) region using a "Yafa" drone, while also downing a Giant Shark F360 reconnaissance aircraft with a locally made surface-to-air missile in Saadah province. The operations were carried out in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and their resistance, as well as in response to the ongoing genocide against our brothers and sisters in Gaza.  

The Yemeni Armed Forces called upon all free people of the nation to swiftly mobilize in support of the oppressed Palestinian people. They reaffirmed their commitment to continuing their duties in defending Palestine until the aggression ceases and the siege on Gaza is lifted.  

This marks the second operation conducted by the Yemeni Armed Forces against the Israeli enemy in less than 24 hours.

Earlier in the day, the YAF conducted a retaliatory operation against US warships in the Red Sea, including the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, thwarting two planned strikes against Yemen. 

YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed the attacks, saying they were in direct response to recent US airstrikes on Yemen.

Brigadier General Saree noted that the operation, “the second in the past 24 hours,” thwarted two planned US aerial attacks against Yemen.

He stressed Yemen's readiness to counter further escalation and vowed that pro-Palestinian operations would continue until Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza ends.

Gaza's health authorities have reported that the death toll from the US-backed Israeli genocidal campaign has surpassed 50,609, with more than 115,000 others injured. Since mid-March alone, Israeli strikes have killed 1,249 Palestinians.