Yemen
When the Yemeni emissaries came to Moscow in August to purchase $10 million in small arms, it was Viktor Bout sitting across the table.
“The [Israeli] Air Force successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched from Yemen,” the IDF said.
“I followed the attack against the Houthis from the control room of the Air Force. The message is clear—for us, no place is too far,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
“The targets included power plants and a seaport, which were used by the Houthis to transfer Iranian weapons to the region,” the military announced.
Abdul Malik al-Houthi vowed that the targeted killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut would “not be in vain.”
Millions sheltered in central Israel, per the Israel Defense Forces.
Moscow has reportedly not yet decided to transfer the advanced Yakhont anti-ship missiles to the Yemen-based terror group, which has been attacking commercial vessels and warships in the Red Sea in support of Hamas in its war against Israel.
After Oct. 7, the group’s leader said: “Our people are ready to move in the hundreds of thousands to join the Palestinian people and confront the enemy.”
Founder of Israel Missile Defense Organization expresses skepticism over Houthi claims of a “hypersonic” missile attack
Netanyahu spoke in response to aerial attacks from Yemen and Lebanon.
Five people were lightly hurt running to shelters • The missile fragments were apparently intercepted by the Arrow and Iron Dome systems • An interceptor fragment hit a train station in Modi’in.
Rear Adm. Marc Miguez: “It’ll be up to our National Command Authority to probably be more aggressive with our strike groups and all of our assets, not just Navy.”
