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Israeli army reports intercepting missile fired from Yemen

January 18, 2025 at 1:57 pm

A missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen that reportedly hit the roof of a house in an Israeli settlement south of East Jerusalem, in Jerusalem on January 14, 2025. [Saeed Qaq – Anadolu Agency]

The Israeli army claimed on Saturday that it successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen with air raid sirens going off in the greater Tel Aviv area and Jerusalem following the attack, Anadolu reports.

According to a statement from the Israeli army, the missile was fired from Yemen and defense systems were activated in response to the threat.

The missile was intercepted before it could reach its intended target, it added.

The Israeli ambulance services reported dealing with several cases of panic and injuries as residents rushed to shelters following the activation of the sirens.

In addition, flight operations at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv were temporarily suspended following the missile launch, according to Israeli Channel 12.

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The launch from Yemen has not yet been officially confirmed by the Houthis.

However, on Friday, the Houthi group announced that it had struck targets in central and southern Israel, as well as a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

The Houthis have targeted Israeli cargo ships or the ones linked with Tel Aviv in the Red Sea with missiles and drones in a show of support for the Gaza Strip, where nearly 47,000 people have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023.

Since early 2024, a coalition led by the US has been carrying out air strikes that it said target Houthi locations in Yemen in response to the group’s Red Sea attacks, with occasional retaliation from the Houthis.

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