Yemen’s Houthis Confirm Launching Attack on Israel for First Time in Current War

CAIRO, March 28 (Reuters) – ⁠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.

(Reporting by Jaidaa Taha and ​Ahmed Tolba; Editing by ​Jan Harvey)

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