The Israeli occupation army announced today, Monday, the interception of 4 drones launched from Iraq and a missile launched from Yemen.

The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq", which includes factions loyal to Iran, had earlier today claimed responsibility for launching four drone attacks against targets in northern and southern Israel.

The factions issued four statements between 03:00 and 05:30 GMT, confirming the launch of drones towards “vital” targets that they did not specify, two of them in the north of the Hebrew state and two in the south, “in continuation of our approach to resisting the occupation, and in support of our people in Palestine and Lebanon.”

Later, the Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a ballistic missile at Israel. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said they targeted “the Nahal Sorek military base southeast of Jaffa in occupied Palestine (...) and the operation was carried out with a hypersonic ballistic missile (Palestine 2).”

Pro-Iranian Iraqi groups have been launching attacks on Israel since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, in support of it, they say.

Fires near Jerusalem

In addition, the Israeli Fire Service announced that fires broke out west of Jerusalem as a result of fragments of “interceptor missiles or rockets,” according to Agence France-Presse.

The Jerusalem Fire Department statement confirmed that its personnel “are working to extinguish the fires... In parallel with the firefighting operations, the firefighters are conducting additional surveys in the area to verify that there are no other fires and damage caused by fragments of interceptor missiles/rockets.”