Key takeaways:
- The Yemeni Houthi rebels announced they had targeted the port town of Eliat in southern Israel using “a large batch of drones”
- The attack resulted in a communications blackout that has severed telephone and internet connections in the area
- The blackout has hampered aid deliveries and rescue efforts as Israel’s war against Gaza’s ruling militant group Hamas stretched into the 11th week
Today, the Yemeni Houthi rebels announced that they had targeted the port town of Eliat in southern Israel using “a large batch of drones” in a military operation. This follows numerous attacks on Israeli shipping over the past several weeks.
The attack has resulted in a prolonged communications blackout that has severed telephone and internet connections in the area. This blackout has compounded the misery in the besieged Gaza Strip, where a United Nations agency said hunger levels had spiraled in recent days.
The Houthi group said they had carried out the attack in support of Palestinians living under “killing, destruction and siege in the Gaza strip.” The blackout is the longest in the over-two-month war, according to Alp Toker, the group’s director.
The blackout has hampered aid deliveries and rescue efforts as Israel’s war against Gaza’s ruling militant group Hamas stretched into the 11th week. Photos from the area show injured Palestinians receiving treatment at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, Gaza.
NBC News was unable to independently verify this report.
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