Shai Regev, head of education at Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, told Yedioth Achronot that the kindergarten, named Zayit, serves 32 children between the ages of four and six. “It’s a huge miracle,” she said.
By Rachel Avraham
Over a two day period, Friday and Saturday, the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles and two drones at the State of Israel, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies reported. On Saturday, the Times of Israel reported that the Houthis claim to have targeted an Israeli military site south of Tel Aviv. According to the IDF, the missile, which set off sirens in the Jerusalem area, was intercepted. Reuters claimed that no injuries or serious damage was reported in the Shabbat morning Houthi missile strike.
On Friday, the second alert was issued shortly before 1:30 p.m. after the military detected the launch of a missile from Yemen, Yedioth Achronot reported. According to the report, the IDF said warnings were activated in several areas across the country in response to the threat. Explosions were heard in the northern region, as well as in the Shomron area and near Jerusalem, Yedioth Achronot added. Arutz Sheva reported that sirens sounded in numerous areas of northern Israel, including Akko (Acre), Haifa, Samaria, Nazareth, the “Krayot” near Haifa, and Wadi Ara.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in northern Israel, a missile was launched from Yemen,” the IDF said. The ballistic missiles were successfully intercepted, the Times of Israel reported.
The Times of Israel reported that after the Houthis had earlier on Friday sent missiles towards Israel, sirens sounded at around 5:30 a.m. in Haifa and across northern Israel. The IDF said the missile was shot down by air defenses before crossing Israel’s borders.
“Following the alerts that were activated a short time ago in several areas across the country, one missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,” the Israeli military said in a post on X. Alerts were triggered in Haifa and its bayside suburbs, the Binyamina and Gilboa regions, and several Jewish communities in northern Samaria, JNS reported. According to the report, sirens also sounded in Acre, the Carmel region and across the Galilee.
Houthi terrorists took responsibility for the attack, claiming they had targeted an IDF base in the Haifa area with a ballistic missile, JNS noted. According to the report, the Magen David Adom medical emergency response group said it received no reports of injuries from the latest Houthi assault, except for one person injured while running to a bomb shelter.
Debris from an intercepted missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed on a kindergarten in northern Israel, piercing the building’s roof and ceiling, Yedioth Achronot reported. According to the report, no children were present at the time, and no injuries were reported.
Shai Regev, head of education at Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, told Yedioth Achronot that the kindergarten, named Zayit, serves 32 children between the ages of four and six. “It’s a huge miracle,” she said. “If this had happened while the kindergarten was open, children could have been injured. The fragments broke through the roof and ceiling—it was a terrifying scene that shows just how close the danger is.”
Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, stated: “Since March 18, the Houthis have launched some 26 missiles and several drones at Israel — about two every three days. Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump warned that every Houthi shot would be treated as an Iranian shot. Three days ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed that there would be consequences for continued attacks. The Houthis keep firing. U.S. credibility is now being tested in real time.”
