Israel carried out a third long-range airstrike against Yemen's Houthi terrorist militia early Thursday, hours after rebels fired a ballistic missile into a populated area in Israel, but the ballistic missile It was intercepted outside Israeli airspace.
The ballistic missile was the seventh ballistic missile launched by the Houthis into Israel in recent weeks, in addition to five drone launches.
Sirens could be heard in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area just after 2:30 a.m. as missile fragments continued on the missile's trajectory and threatened to spread throughout the target area. No injuries were reported.
According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel responded almost immediately to the Houthis.
Some time ago, following the approval of an attack plan by Defense Minister Israel Katz, IAF fighter jets, under the direction of the Directorate General of Intelligence and the Israeli Navy, attacked military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime on the west coast and entered interior Yemen. hand.
The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked Israel, using drones and surface-to-surface missiles to attack Israeli territory. Most of these projectiles were successfully intercepted.
The targets attacked by the IDF were used for military purposes by Houthi forces. The airstrikes will undermine the Houthi terrorist regime's standing and prevent it from exploiting targets for military and terrorist purposes, including smuggling Iranian weapons into the region.
Over the past year, the Houthi terrorist regime, directed and financed by Iran and in collaboration with Iraqi militias, has attacked the State of Israel and Israeli civilians, undermined regional stability and disrupted global freedom of navigation. It's here.
The IDF is determined to continue its operations, as necessary, against all threats posed to the Israeli people.
Israel Army Radio reported that Israel struck targets in Yemen's capital Sanaa for the first time.
IDF spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari announced: statement His own writing in English for international media:
Over the past 14 months, Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist regime has launched hundreds of missile and drone attacks against the state of Israel.
Same thing happened tonight. The Houthi terrorist regime fires missiles into central Israel, forcing millions of civilians to take shelter in air raid shelters.
In the past two weeks alone, the Houthis have launched drones to attack apartment blocks in southern Israel and on Sunday fired long-range missiles into central Israel.
The Houthis have carried out attacks against Israel in violation of international law, and the Houthi regime poses a threat to regional peace and security.
Today, the IDF conducted precision strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, including the port and energy infrastructure in Sana'a, which the Houthis have used to effectively contribute to their military operations. Israel will not hesitate to act to protect itself and its people from Houthi attacks.
The Houthis are also targeting the Middle East, the United States, and other countries around the world.
The Houthis, who have attacked international shipping ships and are based in the Red Sea and elsewhere, pose a global threat.
Who is behind the Houthis? Iran.
The Iranian regime funds, arms, and directs the Houthis' terrorist activities.
As we have shown against other adversaries in other areas, we will continue to act against anyone in the Middle East who threatens the State of Israel and will protect the people of Israel.
The Houthis are the last Iranian proxies still launching regular attacks against Israel. Hamas in Gaza was almost destroyed. Hezbollah is forced into a weak ceasefire in Lebanon. And like Iran itself, Iraqi militias are silent.
Doron Kadosh, military correspondent for Army Radio, said the attack on Sanaa was the farthest in Israel's history, at more than 2,000 kilometers (2,000 kilometers), longer than October's retaliation for an Iranian missile attack.
He said the Houthis' decision to launch ballistic missiles may have been influenced by the fact that Israel's attack on Yemen had been expected for several days (as Breitbart News pointed out earlier this week). added. The Houthis may have wanted to show off their strength The United States and its allies have attacked Houthi targets in recent weeks, marking the third Israeli operation against the Houthis after July and September. It was.
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