Overview

• A drone launched from Yemen struck central Eilat, wounding 22 people including two in serious condition, after Israeli interception attempts failed.
• The Israeli Air Force and Navy hit targets the IDF described as the Houthi general staff headquarters, security and intelligence complexes, drone depots, training camps, and a military media hub in Sanaa.
• Houthi-run authorities reported between eight and nine people killed and more than 140 wounded, with claims that a detention facility was among the sites hit, figures that could not be independently verified.
• Following the Sanaa strikes, Israel said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen after sirens sounded in central Israel.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed further action, while the Houthis claimed responsibility for the Eilat attack and have continued long-range launches linked to the Gaza war that have also disrupted Red Sea shipping.