Yemen: US MQ-9 Drone Downed; Missile Strike On Nevatim Airbase
The Yemeni Armed Forces succeeded in destroying an MQ-9 drone of the US military in the sky of Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, attacking the Nevatim Airbase in southern occupied Palestine with a Palestine-2 supersonic missile.
Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced these developments in his latest statement on Friday (November 8), during a rally by the people of Yemen in Al Sabeen Square, Sana’a, in support of Palestine and Lebanon.
In the statement, Brigadier General Saree said: The missile unit targeted the Nevatim Airbase in the Negev region of southern occupied Palestine with a Palestine-2 missile. Additionally, air defense forces shot down a US MQ-9 drone at dawn on Friday in Al-Jawf Governorate. Thus, the number of US drones that have been shot down by Yemen’s air defense since the onset of the Promised Victory Battle and the holy jihad has reached 12.
This UAV is the sixteenth MQ-9 drone of the United States to be shot down during the Yemen war, with 12 of these being destroyed after the Yemeni army began operations in support of the people and resistance of Palestine. The wreckage of this drone has fallen in the Al-Itamah area and has been discovered and seized by the Yemeni army.
The missile attack on the Nevatim Airbase is also the first assault by the Yemeni Armed Forces on this Israeli base and the 35th aerial operation by the Yemeni army in the territory of occupied Palestine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and suicide drones. The Nevatim Airbase is one of the main military bases of the Israeli regime in occupied Palestine, serving as a base for advanced fighter jets, especially F-35s.
The military operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces to support the people and resistance of Palestine in the battle against the Tel Aviv regime began on October 19, 2023, in the occupied territory of Palestine and the maritime route from the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. This wave of military operations peaked with the seizure of the Israeli ship Galaxy Leader and unceasing missile, drone, and suicide drone attacks on over 160 vessels linked to the Israeli regime, leading to the cessation of shipping by the regime’s companies through the Red Sea.
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