JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Thursday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, with the Houthis claiming responsibility for the attack.
Israel’s army said on Telegram that “a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the” air force.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree later said the group had launched a “Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile” targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion airport.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since their Palestinian ally Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
The Houthis, who say they are acting in support of the Palestinians, paused their attacks during a two-month ceasefire in Gaza that ended in March, but renewed them after Israel resumed major operations.
Israel has carried out several retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting Houthi-held ports and the airport in the capital Sanaa.
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Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
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Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
- The Houthi spokesman said the group had launched a “Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile” targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion airport
Lebanon says four killed in Israeli strike on hotel in Beirut
BEIRUT: At least four people were killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut, Lebanon’s health ministry said, the first strike to hit the heart of the capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last week.
Ten people were also injured in the strike in Beirut’s Raouche area, the health ministry said in a statement.
The hotel was housing displaced people fleeing the war in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, and some were seen leaving the building for fear of further airstrikes.
No further details were immediately available. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Lebanon was pulled into the widening US-Israel war with Iran on Monday after the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets and drones into Israel. Israel responded with heavy strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon and near Beirut.
Ten people were also injured in the strike in Beirut’s Raouche area, the health ministry said in a statement.
The hotel was housing displaced people fleeing the war in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, and some were seen leaving the building for fear of further airstrikes.
No further details were immediately available. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Lebanon was pulled into the widening US-Israel war with Iran on Monday after the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets and drones into Israel. Israel responded with heavy strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon and near Beirut.
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