Israel plans to retaliate for Sunday’s Houthi missile strike on Ben Gurion International Airport not solely towards the Yemeni insurgent group but in addition towards Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned in a publish on X, calling the Houthis “Iranian terror masters.”
“Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters,” Netanyahu wrote.
The Israeli navy confirmed the influence of a ballistic missile close to the airport, the place eight individuals had been injured within the assault launched by the Iran-backed Houthis.
The Israeli news web site Ynet reported that, throughout an urgently convened safety assembly, it was determined that Israel would perform its navy response to the Houthi assault in shut coordination with the United States.
The Israeli TV channel N12 reported that each Israel’s Arrow 3 missile protection system and the U.S. THAAD missile protection system did not intercept the rocket fired from Yemen throughout interception makes an attempt.
Iran and Israel got here dangerously near an all-out conflict final yr, with each nations finishing up aerial strikes on one another, elevating fears of a wider battle within the Middle East.
Source: www.dailysabah.com