2024-09-15 10:16:59
There is no right for the moment but confirmation from the Israeli army: a missile that fell in an uninhabited area in the middle of Israel on Sunday without causing any injuries has been removed from Yemen.
“A point-to-point missile was identified that passed through central Israel from the east and then fell in an open area,” the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that “no injuries were reported.” “The explosions heard in the last few minutes came from the (missile) interceptor system. The outcome of the intervention is currently being evaluated. “
Fire in Lod
Sirens sounded across the middle of Israel before the missile landed, the army said. According to Israeli media, many people then ran to shelters in the Tel Aviv area.
Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, said in a statement that his supervisors had evacuated nine people with minor injuries as they headed to shelters. Israeli firefighters are putting out a fire in the city of Lod after part of a missile landed in central Israel, according to an AFP photographer.
Shortly thereafter, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the rebels. “This morning, the Houthis launched an anti-aircraft missile from Yemen into our territory. They should know (…) that we pay a heavy price for any attempt to harm us,” Mr. Netanyahu said at the beginning of a ministerial meeting, according to a statement from his office.
The Houthi rebels operating in this country in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula have already launched several attacks against Israel, claiming to act in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where a war has opposed Israel to Hamas of Palestine since a year.
The revenge
Last July, they carried out a drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed an Israeli citizen. In retaliation, the Israeli army bombed the Yemeni port of Hodeida, controlled by the Houthis, on July 20, and the leader of the Yemeni rebels has noted the response to this attack “which cannot be done”.
The Houthi attacks come against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, triggered by an unexpected attack by the Islamist group on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023.
The Houthis are part of Iran, Israel’s sworn enemy, called the “state of resistance”, which unites other allies of Hamas such as the Iraqi groups or the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah. Iran has also promised to respond to the July 31 assassination of Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh in the Iranian capital, also blamed on Israel.
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