Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group said it launched a “large number” of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel, after Israel’s military said it downed an approaching “aerial target” off the Red Sea city of Eilat, writes Reuters.

The operation was the third targeting Israel and there would be more, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement. Saree said the attacks would continue until “Israeli aggression” stopped, referring to the war against Hamas in the Gaza strip.

After an initial warning of a possible “hostile aircraft intrusion”, which sent residents of the tourist resort of Eilat running for shelter earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli military had said its “systems identified an aerial target approaching Israeli territory”.

“There was no threat or risk to civilians”, and the defensive action was successful, it added. There were no reports of any missiles or drones hitting Israeli territory from the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthi leader, Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, said on Oct. 10 that if the U.S. intervenes in the Gaza conflict directly, the group will respond by firing drones and missiles, and take other military options.