The powerful Yemeni rebel movement that claimed attacks on nearly 120 ships over the past six months has announced its first operation in the Mediterranean Sea, potentially opening another front against Israel in a region where U.S. troops are positioned.News of the alleged operation was unveiled during remarks delivered Thursday by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis.
The Israel Defense Forces later reported that 'two suspicious aerial targets that approached the city of Eilat from the east were successfully intercepted by IAF fighter jets.''The targets did not cross into Israeli territory, and no sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol,' the IDF said.Eilat is about 130 miles away from the closest Mediterranean shores located in Gaza, off of which the U.S.