Iran: Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel

Rome, 28 March (LaPresse) – The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel, the first since the start of the war in the Middle East. Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the group’s military spokesman, issued a statement on the matter this morning via the rebels’ satellite television channel, Al-Masirah. The Israeli army said it had intercepted the missile. The attack came a few hours after Saree had indicated, in an ambiguous statement on Friday, that the rebels would join the war that has devastated the region and shaken the global economy.