00:19Israel has confirmed that Iran-backed Houthis have launched a series of attacks on southern Israel,
00:26including the Eilat region, marking their formal entry into the 2026 Iran-Israel War.
00:33Between March 28 and 29, 2026, the Houthis fired a combination of projectiles from Yemen toward Israel.
00:42This included a ballistic missile, a cruise missile, and a drone targeting Eilat.
00:48According to Israeli officials, all incoming threats were successfully intercepted,
00:53and no casualties or damage were reported.
00:57The Israeli military confirmed that a drone launched from Yemen was shot down directly over Eilat.
01:04Houthis claimed the attacks targeted, quote, vital and military sites,
01:09and included the use of their so-called Palestine-2 hypersonic missile,
01:14which they say can reach speeds of up to Mach 16 and cover distances of over 2,000 kilometers.
01:20The Houthis described the Palestine-2 as a two-stage solid-fuel missile developed with Iranian assistance.
01:29It allegedly uses a skip-glide trajectory to evade radar and missile defenses.
01:35However, independent analysts caution that many of these advanced capabilities remain unverified,
01:42with actual performance likely closer to an advanced ballistic missile rather than true hypersonic speeds.
01:49This marks the Houthis' first major confirmed attack on Israel since the Gaza ceasefire,
01:55and signals their direct involvement in the broader regional conflict alongside Iran.
02:01Israeli authorities have warned the group that they will, quote, pay the price.
02:06While the March 28th-29th attacks caused no damage, the incident highlights the escalating threat from Houthi forces.
02:15Houthis have repeatedly targeted Israel in solidarity with Gaza since 2023,
02:21and Israel has previously carried out retaliatory strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen.
02:28Israel's air defense systems successfully intercepted all projectiles during this salvo.
02:34The Palestine-2 missile remains a claimed but unverified capability.
02:39As tensions rise in the region, the situation remains highly fluid.
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