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Yemen-launched missile shot down by Israel
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for launching a missile attack on Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel’s main air hub, on Tuesday, in what they described as an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
According to a video statement released by Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, the Iran-backed group fired a ‘Palestine 2’ hypersonic ballistic missile targeting the airport.
The Israeli military posted on X that “a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted by the Israeli air force”.
Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the Houthis have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel. Most of them have been intercepted, but they have prompted Israeli air strikes on rebel targets in Yemen.
The rebels have also attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden alleged to be linked to Israel, prompting several rounds of US-led air strikes.
(AFP)
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