Israel has rushed missile defence ships to the Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthi group declared war on the country following a series of long-range attacks.

Photos released by the Israeli military showed Saar-class corvettes patrolling near Eilat port, which came under missile attack yesterday.

Israel’s Arrow defence system was used in action for the first time to intercept a ballistic missile believed to have been launched by the Iran-backed group. 

Israel sees the Red Sea as a new front as its war with Hamas rages on, threatening to bring in Iran-aligned pro-Hamas forces elsewhere in the region.

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