- Yemeni missile hits central Israel, no injuries reported
- Houthis claim missile evaded Israel’s defense systems
- Attack part of Houthi solidarity campaign with Palestinians
According to the Israeli military, a long-range ballistic missile fired from Yemen landed in central Israel, starting fire.
The missile activated air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and throughout central Israel, including the Ben Gurion International Airport, sending civilians fleeing for safety. There were no reports of injuries or damage, and the airport administration stated that normal operations resumed shortly after that.
They also displayed images of a chunk that landed on an escalator at Modiin’s principal train station.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short time ago in central Israel, a surface-to-surface missile was observed moving into central Israel from the east and landing in an open region. “No injuries were reported,” the military stated.
Magen According to a post on X by Israel’s emergency services, nine persons were injured while seeking refuge.
Loud bangs were also heard in the area, which the military attributed to Israeli missile interceptors.
It also stated that its protective standards for Israel’s residents remained unaltered.
According to the Houthis‘ Saba news agency, Israel’s defense system was unable to take down the Yemeni missile, resulting in a fire.
A Yemeni missile has reached Israel after ’20 missiles failed to intercept’ it,” Nasruddin Amer, a Houthi propaganda officer, wrote on X.
Yahya Saree, the group’s military spokeswoman, stated that it had “targeted a military position of the Israeli enemy in the Jaffa area” with a “new hypersonic ballistic missile” that had evaded Israel’s air defense systems.
Houthi’s ‘campaign of solidarity’
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah (God’s supporters), govern the majority of Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.
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Since November, it has been assaulting Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as well as the Bab al-Mandeb strait, in what it claims is a campaign of sympathy with Palestinians and resistance to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
This has pushed maritime companies to reroute vessels on longer and more expensive routes across Southern Africa.
A US-led military coalition has been hitting Houthi sites since January, but the Yemeni organization has continued to attack.
The gang has also launched drones and rockets from across the Red Sea into Eilat, a southern Israeli port city.
In June, the group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, stated that it had conducted two combined military operations with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq against ships at Israel’s Haifa port.
In July, the Houthis in Yemen shot a long-range drone at Tel Aviv, killing one man and injuring four more.
Israel then launched a large airstrike on Houthi military targets near Yemen’s Hodeidah port, killing at least three people and injuring 87.
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