“These drones belong to the state of Yemen,” Abdelaziz bin Habtour, prime minister of the Houthi government, told AFP news agency.
Israeli regime reported having destroyed an unidentified “aerial target” over the Red Sea on Tuesday morning.
The incident triggered air raid sirens in the popular Red Sea tourist resort of Eilat and sent residents running for shelter.
After an initial warning of a possible “hostile aircraft intrusion”, the military said in a statement, its “systems identified an aerial target approaching Israeli territory”.
“There was no threat or risk to civilians,” it added.
The statement did not confirm the origin of the suspected drone, but local media reports had suggested that it could have come from northern Yemen, which is run by the Houthis.
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