Israeli colonel killed in Taiz


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Yemen News Agency SABA
Israeli colonel killed in Taiz
[17/ July/2016]


TAIZ, July 17 (Saba) - An Israeli army officer was killed in a Tochka attack on al-Hajaf military camp in Taiz province, a military official said Sunday.

On Saturday night, the missile force of the army and popular committees fired a Tochka missile on hireling gatherings at al-Hajaf camp in al-Madhareba area in the south of Taiz province.

The Israeli officer is a colonel and responsible for an Israeli surveillance plane that spy on Bab al-Mandab, Kahbob and al-Waze'yah areas in Taiz, the official added.

The colonel, who is of Ukrainian origin, worked as an officer at the Data Analysis Division at the Israeli Army, according to the official.

The Tochka attack targeted operations rooms of the Saudi aggression and its hirelings at the camp.

The missile hit its target accurately and killed many of the hirelings, some of them were from different nationalities, the official said, stressing US army advisors were in the camp and lift one hour before the attack.

The official said the aggression and the hirelings were prepared to carry out a huge offensive against several districts in Taiz.

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