Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war with Iran intensifies

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 28, 2026 · 773 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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What to know about Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war with Iran intensifies

The article reports on Houthi missile attacks on Israel, citing military statements and expert analyses of potential economic and strategic impacts. It details the rebels' actions, Israeli military responses, and regional implications of the conflict.

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What happened

Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war with Iran intensifies Rebels say they fired a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting ‘sensitive Israeli military sites’ in southern Israel.

Why it matters

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles – their first such strikes since the United States-Israeli war on Iran began.

Common ground

Brigadier-General Yahya Saree, a military spokesperson for the Houthis, announced the attack on Saturday on the rebels’ Al Masirah satellite television.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Israeli military said it intercepted one missile?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “The Israeli military said it intercepted one missile”

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Claim 2: “Rebels say they fired a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting 'sensitive Israeli military sites' in southern Israel”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 5 May 2025, Israel launched a series of airstrikes against the Houthi movement in Yemen, in response to a Houthi ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport the day before. Among the targets was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Israeli_attacks_in_Yemen

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle Eastern crisis is an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability in the Middle East as a result of the Gaza war and genocide. It has primarily consisted of co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis

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Claim 3: “Nine Israeli soldiers were wounded in two rocket attacks from southern Lebanon”

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Claim 4: “The Houthi rebels attacked more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two ships and killing four sailors, from November 2023 until January 2025”

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Claim 5: “The Houthis have held Yemen’s capital Sanaa since 2014”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Yemeni rebel group has controlled the capital Sanaa and much of the country’s northwest since 2014.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/27/houthis-warn-finger…

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Claim 6: “Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war with Iran intensifies”

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Claim 7: “In 2024, the Trump administration launched strikes against the Houthis that ended weeks later”

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Claim 8: “Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles – their first such strikes since the United States-Israeli war on Iran began”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel

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Claim 9: “Mohammed Mansour, the Houthis’ deputy information minister, told local media on Saturday, 'We are conducting this battle in stages, and closing the Bab al-Mandeb strait is among our options.'”

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Claim 10: “Sirens went off around Beersheba and the area near Israel’s main nuclear research centre for the third time overnight Friday into Saturday”

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