dpa
Cairo/TelAviv
The Houthi militia in Yemen plans to cease its attacks on Israel once the ceasefire in Gaza takes effect, a spokesman for the Iran-backed group said on Saturday.
A high-ranking Houthi representative told broadcaster Al Jazeera that the militia supports the ceasefire.
He said the Houthis would also end attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea, provided the United States and Britain stop attacking targets in Yemen.
The leader of the militia, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, previously said that attacks against Israel would resume if the ceasefire is not respected.
According to mediator Qatar, the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas is due to begin at 8:30am (0630 GMT) on Sunday.
Since the start of the conflict in Gaza, the Houthi militia has repeatedly attacked Israel and international merchant ships in support of Hamas.
In response, Israel, the US and Britain have repeatedly attacked Houthi targets in Yemen.
The Israeli military on Saturday said it intercepted a rocket from Yemen, one day before a ceasefire with the Palestinian group Hamas is set to take effect.
Residents rushed to shelters as alerts sounded in Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel.
There were no initial reports of casualties or damage.
Yemen’s Houthi militia, a Hamas ally, has so far not claimed the attack.
The Iran-backed group has been firing missiles at Israel in solidarity with Hamas since the October 7 attacks triggered the war in Gaza.
A long-awaited ceasefire in the coastal territory is due to begin early on Sunday, with 33 Israeli hostages set to be released in the first phase of the deal, in exchange for more than 700 Palestinian prisoners.