A missile claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted central Israel in the Shephelah region on Sunday, September 15, causing no casualties, the army said. It said the ground-to-ground missile was launched “from Yemen” forks “fell in an open area”. Before specifying that the missile had “probably disintegrated”according to a preliminary investigation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned, however, that the Houthis would pay. “a high price” after his “attempted harm” These rebels have already launched several attacks against Israel, claiming to act in solidarity with the Palestinians, since the start of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip triggered by the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023.
Houthis say Sunday’s operation targeted a military objective « in the region of Yafa [le nom arabe de Jaffa], in occupied Palestine. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, reading a statement, said the attack was “carried out with a new hypersonic ballistic missile that managed to reach its target, without the enemy’s defense systems being able to intercept it”Hamas, for its part, welcomed the launch of this missile on Sunday and said that Israel “You will not be safe until you stop your aggression” in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli police, for their part, reported the fall of a “Fragment of an interceptor missile” in the Shephélah region (Central Israel). At the time of the attack, sirens sounded in central Israel and many people ran to shelters in the Tel Aviv area, according to Israeli media. In the morning, rescuers extinguished a fire near the city of Lod (center), caused by falling debris from the missile, according to a photographer from Agence France-Presse.
Houthis vow ‘more attacks’ on Israel
In their statement released on Sunday, the Houthis said that “The Israeli enemy should expect further attacks. (…) As the first anniversary of the blessed October 7 operation approaches ».
The Houthis are part of what Iran, Israel’s enemy, calls the“axis of resistance”which brings together other Hamas allies such as Iraqi groups and the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah. For months, Houthi rebels have been attacking ships they believe to be linked to Israel, the United States or the United Kingdom in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, disrupting traffic in this maritime zone essential to world trade.
After this shot, Netanyahu claimed on Sunday that Israel is leading “a multi-layered campaign against Iran’s axis of evil that seeks to destroy us.” “The status quo cannot continue. We must change the balance of power on our northern border.”he added.
The Israeli army is also continuing its offensive in the Gaza Strip, where several nighttime airstrikes and artillery fire have been reported, according to AFP journalists and the Gaza Civil Defence. At least 24 people have been killed there in the past 24 hours, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
