Yemen’s Houthis enter Middle East fray

Israel has deployed warships to the Red Sea after the Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen launched a ballistic missile at an Israeli city and vowed to carry out more attacks “to help the Palestinians”


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EGYPT
Eilat
Taba
Gulf of Aqaba
Nuweiba
ISRAEL
Aqaba
JORDAN
SAUDI ARABIA
2 2 3
20km 12 miles


TURKEY
LEBANON
ISRAEL
EGYPT
SYRIA 
IRAQ 
IRAN
JORDAN
Red Sea
SAUDI ARABIA
Houthi
YEMEN
Gulf of Aden
1
Possible range of new Toufan missile
400km 250 miles

HOUTHI ATTACKS

1 Oct 19: USS Carney guided-missile destroyer in Red Sea intercepts three cruise missiles and several drones fired from Yemen

2 Oct 27: Drone slams into Egyptian town of Taba, wounding six people. Second drone shot down outside Egyptian airspace – debris falls near Nuweiba

3 Oct 31: Arrow missile defence system intercepts ballistic missile approaching Eilat. Israeli fighter jets shoot down cruise missiles


TOUFAN: Ballistic missile paraded in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sep 21, appears to be improved Ghadr variant of Iran’s Shahab-3 series

GHADR-1 Specifications 
Length: 	~16m 
Diameter: 	~1.30m 
Launch weight: 	19,000kg
Payload: 	750-800kg
Fuel: 		Liquid propellant
Range: 		Up to 1,950km


Sources: Reuters, CSIS, IISS, Jane’s
Picture: IDF
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