Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a "heavy price" on the Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missile on Sunday for the first time.
 A student holds up a mock missile during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians at the campus of Sanaa University on August 21, 2024. (Photo:REUTERS) |
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the group struck with a new hypersonic ballistic missile that travelled 2,000 km in just 11 minutes and a half.
An Israeli military official said the missile was hit by an interceptor and fragmented in the air, rather than being completely destroyed.
At a weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the Houthis should have known that Israel would exact a "heavy price" for attacks on Israel.
"Whoever needs a reminder of that is invited to visit the Hodeida port," Netanyahu said, referring to an Israeli retaliatory air strike against Yemen in July for a Houthi drone that hit Tel Aviv.
The Houthis have fired missiles and drones at Israel repeatedly in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians.