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.

A statement released by the group claimed that another drone was aimed at a “vital and sensitive target” in Tel Aviv, but there were no <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;reports&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-25-2024/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-25-2024/">reports</a> in Israeli media of it landing in the city.

The ratcheting up of regional tensions comes as Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz reaffirmed the country's goal to degrade the Houthi's military capabilities and even begin targeting the militia's leadership.{ai:summary}<p>The Houthi rebel group from Yemen has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on the Israeli community of Ashelon, marking the fifth attack on Israel in a week. They also stated that another drone was targeted at a significant site in Tel Aviv, though no impact was reported. #foreignaffairs</p>

Yemen Houthi rebel group attacks Israel fifth time in one week as regional tensions escalate

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