WATCH: IDF chopper downs Houthi drone
The Houthis had launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv on Saturday, which resulted in a direct impact and injured 16 people from flying shrapnel.
The Houthis had launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv on Saturday, which resulted in a direct impact and injured 16 people from flying shrapnel.
In the last few weeks, the Houthis launched several ballistic missile and drone attacks, prompting Israeli leadership to approve strikes on vital ports and energy infrastructure.
Early Thursday morning, the Israeli Air Force targeted Houthi-controlled ports and oil facilities in Yemen after the terror group launched a ballistic missile, triggering sirens across central Israel.
Nine said killed in IAF bombing of Houthi-controlled ports, oil facilities.
IDF: ‘One missile that was launched from Yemeni territory was intercepted and shot down before it crossed into Israeli territory.’
Earlier this month, a Houthi drone hit a residential high-rise building in the central Israeli city of Yavne, northeast of Ashdod.
Take-offs and landings were briefly suspended at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport due to the Yemeni threat.
The Israeli Air Force has been active in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, and now Yemen all within a few days showcasing the IAF’s ability to combat threats in every arena.
Explosive drone launched likely launched by Hezbollah waws targeting Karish gas field, near Israel-Lebanon maritime border.
‘The purpose of the attack is to exact a heavy price for the attacks by the Houthis. If they continue to attack Israel, the attacks will increase,’ an Israeli official said.
Since October, the Houthis have launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.
