News - Yemen: The  Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi announced that targeting the city of Yafa (Jaffa) marks the beginning of the fifth escalation stage, affirming that it is a new equation that will continue.

In his speech on Sunday, Sayyed Abdulmalik noted that the Zionist enemy acknowledged the development of the Yemeni Armed Forces' military capabilities and new tactics, which have significantly impacted military operations, rendering the enemy unable to stop them.

Amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Sayyed Abdulmalik affirmed that Yemen has turned towards escalation and is expanding the scope of operations to the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean.

He pointed out that the operations from the beginning were heading towards new stages, where a new operational scope was added, and weapons were developed to carry out combat missions.

He explained that the Zionist enemy, as the tenth month of the aggression approaches, needs more pressure and deterrence to force them to stop their aggression.

He indicated that the fifth stage of the escalation included the use of a new weapon, the "Yafa" drone, which has advanced tactical and technical capabilities, a long range, and destructive power exceeding any other drone.

He confirmed that the operation was successful and the drone reached the city of Yafa, which the enemy calls "Tel Aviv," noting that the choice of the drone's name that targeted the enemy's administrative depth was left to the Palestinian resistance, who named it "Yafa."

He considered the arrival of the drone to a basic administrative center of the enemy entity as disturbing to it and considered it a new equation and a new stage in the conflict.

Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi affirmed that the Yemeni penetration of the Israeli depth was influential, conveying danger, concern, and threat to the core of the Zionist entity.

On Friday morning, Yemeni Armed Forces announced an operation against Tel Aviv as a powerful explosion hit an area near a US consular facility amid the failure of Israeli air defenses to intercept the drone. 

The blast occurred in the city’s Ben Yehuda Street on Friday, Israeli media outlets reported.

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the country employed for the first time an advanced and radar-evading unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), dubbed "Yafa," to strike Tel Aviv.

Sare'e described the operation as successful, noting that it had accomplished the desired objectives.