The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday night intercepted two Houthi drones launched from Yemen, according to the Israeli military.
The first UAV was downed over open areas without triggering public alerts, the Israel Defense Forces said at 10:29 p.m.
A second was intercepted about an hour later near Israel’s border with Egypt, triggering sirens.
The IDF intercepted two Houthi drones on Wednesday launched from Yemen, according to the Israeli military. Xinhua/ShutterstockIt was the second Houthi drone attack in as many days.
The IDF on Tuesday intercepted three drones that had been launched toward Eilat, the military confirmed.
The attacks triggered sirens in the resort city but caused no injuries or damage.
On Sunday, the IDF “likely intercepted” another UAV launched toward Eilat by the Iranian-backed Houthis.
Earlier that day, Israeli air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired by the terrorist organization, triggering alerts across Israel’s densely populated center as well as in parts of Judea and Samaria.
Houthi forces patrol a street in Sana’a, Yemen, amid high tension with Israel, according to reports YAHYA ARHAB/EPA/Shutterstock
Yemenis brandish weapons, flags of Yemen and Palestine, and anti-US and Israel emblems during a protest staged in solidarity with the people of Gaza, and against Trump’s deal to end the war in Gaza on October 3, 2025. Getty ImagesThe Houthis have carried out attacks on the Jewish state—including a drone strike that wounded 22 Israelis in Eilat on Sept. 24—since the Hamas-led terrorist assault on Oct. 7, 2023.
In response, Jerusalem has conducted several rounds of strikes against the Yemeni terrorist organization, including an Aug. 28 operation that killed its “prime minister” and several other senior Houthi officials.
