Yemen's Houthi rebels vow more attacks on Israel

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels Tuesday pledged more attacks against Israel if its war on Hamas in Gaza continues, saying it had already fired drones and ballistic missiles in three separate operations.

"The Yemeni Armed Forces... confirm that they will continue to carry out qualitative strikes with missiles and drones until the Israeli aggression stops," said a Houthi military statement aired on the rebels' Al-Masirah TV.

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it has intercepted a missile fired from the Red Sea region and shot down a drone outside Israeli airspace near the Red Sea city of Eilat in southern Israel.

"A surface-to-surface missile was fired toward Israeli territory from the area of the Red Sea and was successfully intercepted by the 'Arrow' aerial defense system," the military said in a statement.

Prime minister of the Houthi government Abdelaziz bin Habtour said "these drones belong to the state of Yemen," when asked about the drones launched towards Eilat.