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Times Of Israel
Times Of Israel
24 Dec 2024


NextImg:IDF says it intercepted Houthi missile that triggered sirens across central Israel

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired another missile at Israel overnight Monday-Tuesday, triggering sirens across the center of the country for the third time in less than a week.

The IDF said it managed to intercept the missile before it entered Israeli airspace and the sirens were triggered as a precaution due to the potential for interceptor fragments to land inside Israeli territory.

The Magen David Adom emergency medical service said it did not receive any reports of injuries due to fallen missile or interceptor fragments.

However, a 60-year-old woman fell while running to a shelter in Tel Aviv and was transferred to the city’s Ichilov Hospital in serious condition, MDA said.

At least 25 people were treated for minor injuries after falling while running to the shelter or due to anxiety attacks caused by the missile sirens, MDA added.

Shortly after the launch, senior Houthi official Hezam al-Asad tweeted that such attacks would continue “until the aggression against our people in Gaza stops.”

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Hezbollah made similar pledges to continue its cross-border attacks against Israel until a ceasefire was reached in Gaza but caved last month after two months during which Israel significantly intensified its counter-attacks against the Lebanese terror group.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Israel would act against the Houthi rebels in Yemen with the same force it used against Iran’s other “terrorist arms,” appearing to indicate the start of a stepped-up campaign against the Islamic Republic’s proxy group after another ballistic missile crashed into a Tel Aviv playground over overnight Friday-Saturday.

On Thursday, a multistory school building in Ramat Gan collapsed after it was hit by the rocket warhead from a partially intercepted ballistic missile fired at Israel by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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Israel and the US have carried out respective strikes against Houthi targets throughout Yemen in recent days but they don’t seem to have deterred the rebel group.

Senior opposition politician Benny Gantz argued Monday that Israel “must target Iran directly” over the attacks.

Israel’s security establishment apparently agrees with Gantz, with Channel 12 reporting Sunday that the question of tackling Iran — a possible reference both to efforts to deter the Houthis and to target Iran’s nuclear facilities — has come up repeatedly in security cabinet meetings, even as the focus has been on finding ways to counter the upsurge in Houthi missile attacks.