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In a new escalation, the Houthis announced on June 1 that they had attacked four targets in Israel with a ballistic missile and three suicide drones
The “hypersonic” ballistic missile targeted Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement, adding that the drones were launched at three “vital targets” in the cities of Tel Aviv, Ashdod and Eilat, in the center and south of the country.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces, after successfully imposing a partial blockade on air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport, are working, with God’s help, to impose a complete ban on air traffic at the aforementioned airport during the coming period. The remaining airlines that have not yet complied with the ban should take this into consideration to preserve the safety of their aircraft and customers,” the spokesman warned.
“Our operations, with trust and reliance on God, will not cease until the aggression against our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip stops and the siege on them is lifted,” he added.
The missile attack set off sirens shortly across central Israel, the Jerusalem area and several West Bank settlements, sending millions to bomb shelters.
Later, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the missile was successfully intercepted by air defenses. No casualties or damage were reported.
There was no comment from the IDF with regards to the three drones the Houthis said they launched at Israel. Hebrew media didn’t report any additional interceptions or any suspicious blasts in the center or the south of the country.
The Houthis have launched 43 ballistic missiles and at least 10 suicide drones at Israel since March 18, when the IDF renewed its operations in Gaza.
Last month, four waves of Israeli strikes targeted infrastructure in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, from the ports in al-Hodeidah, to cement factories, power stations and Sanaa International Airport in the Yemeni capital. The strikes caused casualties and heavy damage, but failed to deter the Houthis.
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israel is a genocidal country.
religious jews are a genocidal people. all you have to do is study their religious festival “purim” where a genocide is celebrated
bloodthirsty jews always celebrate the murder of any of the goyim. they have family picnics watching the genocide in gaza. like the dancing jews high fiveing after they brought down the twin towers and murdered 3,000 people.
the kremlin big shot wished all russkie k*kes last year a ‘happy purim’.
mr inclusive on steroids.
unfortunately, despite their boasts it doesn’t look like the houthis have hypersonic technology or their missiles would be unstoppable.
they have them but they are limited. they save them for big bang events
i hope they realize the pointlessness in firing supersonic or even subsonic missiles as they risk repercussions for nothing!
doing the right thing to stop a holocaust / genocide of palestinians is not risky . it is righteous
not at the expense of losing your own people!
mach 16 sounds pretty fast to me.
anything over mach 5 is hyper, but unfortunately i’m not seeing it in all the houthi videos i’ve watched.
the houthi are only a symptom of the hatred israel has created for itself . there is no room for an isreal in a peaceful world . free plaestine
shlomo chora ao lembrar do yemen, nada para o lançamento de seus mísseis. estados unidos o abandonou e retirou suas frotas do yemen.