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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">YAF launches drone strikes on Israeli targets in Yafa, Askalan, Haifa</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">August 3, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Yemen
carried out three precision drone strikes on Israeli targets in Yafa,
Askalan, and Haifa in retaliation for the ongoing genocide in Gaza and
repeated violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
<a href="https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2025/8/3/e978c674-848c-4b58-a7b8-7e5cc347edd6.png?width=1000" tabindex="0"><img src="https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2025/8/3/e978c674-848c-4b58-a7b8-7e5cc347edd6.png?width=1000&preset=w700" alt="A Yemeni Armed Forces drone launches toward occupied Palestinian territories during a precision operation targeting Israeli sites in Ashkelon, Jaffa, and Haifa. (Photo: Yemeni Military Media)" class="gmail-moz-reader-block-img"></a>
A Yemeni Armed Forces drone launches toward occupied
Palestinian territories during a precision operation targeting Israeli
sites in Ashkelon, Jaffa, and Haifa (Photo: Yemeni Military Media)
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<p>The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that their drone unit had carried
out three precision military operations targeting sites belonging to the
Israeli occupation, using three unmanned aerial vehicles.</p>
<p>In a statement issued on Sunday, Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier
General Yahya Saree confirmed that two of the strikes targeted military
installations in Yafa and Askalan, while the third struck the port of
Haifa in occupied Palestine.</p>
<p>According to Saree, the operations were launched in solidarity with
the Palestinian people and their resistance fighters, and in direct
response to the ongoing genocide and starvation campaign being waged by
the Israeli occupation against Gaza. The attacks also come in
retaliation for repeated <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/condemnations-pour-in-as-israeli-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosq">incursions by Israeli settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque</a> compound and the desecration of its sacred grounds.</p>
<p>"Yemen, its loyal people, faithful leadership, and resisting army,
will not abandon its religious, moral, and humanitarian responsibilities
toward the Palestinian people, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Gaza, which
continues to suffer under a brutal siege and relentless aggression,"
Saree said.</p>
<p>He also warned that silence in the face of the genocide unfolding in
Gaza is "a stain and a disgrace that will haunt this nation throughout
its history," adding that such inaction will have severe consequences
for all countries and peoples, whether sooner or later.</p>
<p>Saree concluded by reaffirming Yemen\u2019s commitment to continue its
support operations until the aggression stops and the blockade on Gaza
is fully lifted.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Israeli media reported that sirens were heard in
areas surrounding Gaza amid suspicions that a drone from Yemen had
breached Israeli airspace.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-hocc-warns-maritime-companies-of-dealing-with-israeli">Yemeni HOCC warns maritime companies of dealing with Israeli ports</a></strong></p>
<p>This latest operation follows a steady escalation in Yemeni military
activity targeting Israeli positions. Over the past month, the Yemeni
Armed Forces, led by Ansar Allah, have launched dozens of ballistic
missiles and drones toward occupied territories. On August 1, Yemen
struck <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-strikes-al-lydd-airport-with-hypersonic-missile-over-g">al-Lydd (Lod) Airport</a> with a Palestine-2 hypersonic missile, disrupting air traffic and forcing millions into shelters.</p>
<p>Yemen continues to assume a central role in the broader regional
response to "Israel\u2019s" war on Gaza. With each operation, Yemeni forces
are reaffirming their<a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-honored-to-fight-for-gaza--sayyed-al-houthi"> alignment with the Palestinian cause </a>and mounting pressure on the Israeli regime at a time when it faces increasing global isolation.</p></div></div></div>
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