News - Middle East: The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine confirmed that the Yemeni operation targeting Yafa, "Tel Aviv," is a natural response to the ongoing war of extermination against the Palestinian people and the war crimes committed by the enemy, supported by the Biden administration and Western governments.

It stated that the participation of Yemen in defending Palestine is a response to the continuous Western support for the entity.

The movement added that Yemen, as well as Hezbollah and Iraqi resistance, have proven that Palestine is the central issue, and resistance is the way to confront the Zionist and Western arrogance against our nation.

The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced the successful execution of a military operation targeting a significant objective in the occupied Yafa area, known as Tel Aviv by Israelis.

In their statement, the Yemeni Armed Forces’ spokesman revealed that the operation was conducted using a new drone named "Yafa," which successfully bypassed enemy interception systems and achieved its goals.

The Yemeni Armed Forces have declared the occupied Yafa area as an unsafe zone and a primary target for their operations. They indicated, "We will focus on targeting the internal front of the Zionist enemy and reaching deep into its territory."

The statement also confirmed that the Yemeni Armed Forces have a database of targets in the occupied Palestinian territories, including sensitive military and security sites.

The Armed Forces affirmed their commitment to continuing strikes against sensitive military and security targets in response to the enemy's actions in Gaza. They stressed ongoing support for the mujahedeen in Gaza, noting that their operations will persist until the aggression stops and the blockade on Gaza is lifted.

Yemenis have declared their open support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched a devastating war on Gaza on October 7 after the territory’s Palestinian resistance movements carried out a surprise retaliatory attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, against the occupying entity.

The Yemeni forces have carried out scores of operations in support of the war-hit Gazans, striking targets throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, in addition to targeting Israeli ships or vessels heading towards ports in the occupied territories.

The Yemeni Armed Forces have said that they won’t stop their attacks until unrelenting Israeli ground and aerial offensives in Gaza end.

The Tel Aviv regime has so far killed at least 38,794 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 89,364 others, according to the Gaza-based health ministry.

The occupying entity has also imposed a “complete siege” on the territory, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.