Israel Defense Forces intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Yemen

In its latest post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). the nation’s military, said that “in the past hour, the Air Force intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Yemen.”

This comes after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis entered the Middle East war for the first time on Saturday, firing a salvo of ballistic missiles on Israel. They also warned that the attacks would continue until aggression ceased on “all fronts”, indicating against Iran and its proxies such as Hezbollah.

Market reaction

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is closing in on 100.50 following these Middle East headlines, while Oil prices jump at the weekly open.