The Yemen-based Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for a drone attack that struck the Israeli community of Ashelon on Wednesday evening, the fifth such attack on the Jewish state in the last week.

Hamas and Israel accused each other on Wednesday of sabotaging a potential ceasefire-hostage deal despite both sides reporting “significant” progress in past days.

Israel's military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory, the army said.

Jerusalem: Israel's defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to retaliate against Yemen's Huthi rebels after they fired a missile at Tel Aviv, warning that Israel would target what he described as the last remaining arm of "Iran's axis of evil".

Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen

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TEL AVIV, December 26. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement with "lessons" that HAMAS and Hezbollah had learned.

The Houthi rebels are an Islamic political and military organization active in Yemen. The Houthis emerged in the 1990s when they rebelled against ruling regime in Yemen and were supported by Iran.

An explosive drone launched by Houthis in Yemen succeeded in penetrating Israel’s defensive shield on the first night of Hanukkah. The drone struck an open area near the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, according to the IDF. There were no immediately reports of injuries or major damage in the attack.