On October 31, 2023, Yemeni rebels of the Ansar Allah (Houthis) group attacked Israel with long-range weapons.
Houthi media resources published video footage capturing the launches during a combined attack.
Ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones, were used to attack Israel.
Most likely, Burkan-3 ballistic missiles were launched from Yemen.
This is a liquid-fuel missile that the Houthis first used against Saudi Arabia four years ago. On August 1, 2019, they hit the Arabian city of Dammam.
Burkan-3 is a development of Iran’s Qiam missiles. And those, in turn, are localized copies of the North Korean Scud missile (9K72 Elbrus).
The exact characteristics of this weapon are unknown, but observers have suggested that the missile is capable of covering a distance of up to 1200 km. The likely consequence of such a long range is a significantly smaller warhead compared to the original Qiam (i.e., less than 750 kg).
Ansar Allah also launched Quds-2 or Quds-3 cruise missiles.
This is basically the localization of Iranian Paveh missiles. Quds missiles of this series have a declared range of up to 1650 km. The missile has a solid-fuel accelerator that launches the missile from a stationary launcher. Then, the Iranian-made Tolou jet engine starts working.
Some of the cruise missiles were intercepted over the territory of Jordan. Jordanian media published photos of the discovered Quds wreckage.
The attack also involved Samad long-range drones, which the Houthis developed with the help of Iran. Most likely, it was a Samad-3, which can hit targets at a distance of up to 1500 km.
As previously reported, Israel used the Arrow missile defense system for the first time to repel a Houthi missile attack.
The Ansar Allah group has a number of other more powerful missile systems capable of reaching Israel. Those include Ghadr-F ballistic missiles, Quds-4 cruise missiles, and Shahed-136 drones.