Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally against Israel and the United States' war in Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen. AP
The Houthis said the second military operation targeted military sites in southern Israel, using missiles and drones, after earlier announcing a barrage targeting also military sites for the first time since the Israeli-Americain war on Iran started a month ago.
The group launched a cruise missile in the second attack, Israel's security source told CNN.
Both attacks were intercepted and caused no casualties or damage, the sources claimed.
The attack came after the Yemeni group had threatened to join the regional war if Tehran continued to be attacked or if more countries joined the conflict.
In a video statement posted on X, spokesman Yahya Saree said the group, which controls most of northern Yemen and targeted Israel with drones and missiles throughout much of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, had launched ballistic missiles at Israeli military sites.
During the Israeli war on Gaza, the Houthis attacked US and Israeli shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, in solidarity with the Palestinians, but have so far refrained from doing so in the ongoing war.
"We affirm that our fingers are on the trigger for direct military intervention," the group said in a statement on Friday, warning that it would act if other nations joined the US-Israeli fight or if the Red Sea was used for "hostile operations".
The Red Sea has become increasingly important during the US-Israeli war on Iran, as Saudi Arabia has diverted a large proportion of its oil exports to the port of Yanbu, with Iran having all but restrained access to the Strait of Hormuz.
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