Houthi rebels’ ballistic missile reaches central Israel for the first time: Targeted from 2600km away; Netanyahu threatens to sack Defence Minister
Houthi rebels attacked Israel for the first time with a ballistic missile on Sunday. According to CNN, even Israel’s air defense system Iron Dome could not stop this attack.
There were no casualties as the missile fell in an open field. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed the missile attack by Houthi rebels.
However, he said the missile probably got destroyed in the air and its pieces fell in the fields and near the railway station.
The attack took place at 6.35 a.m. local time. The attack triggered sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel, prompting thousands of people to flee to safety.
Houthi rebels said that there will be many such attacks before October 7. According to the Times of Israel, after the attack, Houthi rebels’ spokesperson Yahya Sari has taken responsibility for this attack. Sari said that a military target in Jaffa was attacked with a hypersonic ballistic missile from 2600 kilometers away.
Jaffa is a part of Tel Aviv. Sari said that many such attacks would be carried out before the anniversary of the attack on Israel on October 7.
Houthi government spokesman Hashim Sharaf al-Din said Yemenis would celebrate the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, while Israelis would have to remain in bunkers.
Netanyahu said – Houthi rebels will have to pay a heavy price. After this incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Houthis should have realized by now that they have to pay a heavy price for any attempt to harm us.
The PM said that he does not need to be reminded of the Hodeida port attack. In fact, in July too, Houthi rebels had attacked Israel with drones.
After this, Israel retaliated by carrying out air strikes near Hodeida Port in Yemen, in which Houthi rebels suffered heavy losses.
Netanyahu said that we will do everything possible to send our people back to their homes safely.
Why Iron Dome could not stop the missile, it will be investigated Why Israel’s Iron Dome could not stop the missile of the Houthi rebels, it is currently under investigation. The Israeli army said that they had tried several times to shoot down the missile in the air using the air defense system.
Houthi rebels have repeatedly fired drones and missiles toward Israel since the war in Gaza began, but almost all of them were shot down over the Red Sea.
Netanyahu threatens to sack Yoav Galant Meanwhile, Netanyahu has threatened to sack Defence Minister Yoav Galant. The Times of Israel quoted sources as saying that Netanyahu is pushing to attack Lebanon while Galant does not want this.
Gallant believes now is not the right time and wants to make one more attempt to secure the hostages’ release.
At the same time, an aide to Netanyahu told Israeli TV Channel-13 that the PM has said that if Galant tries to stop any operation, he will be removed.
