Houthis attack Israel during IDF bombings of Tehran

(SeaPRwire) –   The militant group has entered the conflict as additional US troops arrive in the Middle East.

Israel has carried out at least three “large-scale” waves of strikes against Iran as the war entered its second month, with more US reinforcements arriving in the region and Yemen’s Houthis joining the battle for the first time.

A military spokesman for Yemen’s Houthis announced that the armed group targeted several locations in southern Israel on Sunday, stating that the strikes were coordinated with the “heroic operations” conducted by Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

“We had been prepared for the Houthis to join this from the beginning,” Israeli military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said, as the IDF reported intercepting at least one missile from Yemen.

Meanwhile, US Central Command said the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship, based in Japan, has joined the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the region. The new reinforcements include approximately 3,500 US sailors and Marines with transport and strike aircraft, as well as amphibious assault assets.

Israel has continued its massive offensive, not only against Iran but also in Lebanon, where an IDF airstrike killed three journalists on Saturday.

Here are the latest developments:

• Iran claims it destroyed a Ukrainian anti-drone system depot in Dubai during strikes against alleged US “hideouts,” and hit key Israeli electronic warfare and radar facilities in Haifa along with fuel storage sites connected to Ben Gurion Air Base.

• The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran reported a new suspected Israeli strike near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant – the third such incident in ten days – with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urging “maximum military restraint.”

• The Israeli military has confirmed the attack that killed Al Mayadeen’s Fatima Ftouni, her brother and cameraman, Mohammed, and Al-Manar’s Ali Shuaib—releasing footage of the “targeted strike” and claiming that Shuaib was a “terrorist… under the guise of a journalist.”

Stay tuned for live coverage below for ongoing updates. You can also view our earlier reports here.