At 3:45am, the Houthis fired two missiles towards Judea, Samaria and the Dead Sea.
By Rachel Avraham
At 3:45am on Monday morning, the bomb sirens sounded in Ein Geddi, Beitar Illit, Efrat, Gush Etzion, Hevron, Kiryat Arba and other areas throughout Judea and Samaria, as well as the Dead Sea. At 3:57 a.m., the Home Front Command announced that the incident has concluded, Arutz Sheva reported.
According to Arutz Sheva, the IDF said that two missiles were launched from the Houthis in Yemen. According to the report, attempts were made to intercept the missiles. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol. According to the report, Magen David Adom stated that no calls were received about impacts or injuries as a result of the missile launch.
However, Shafaq News reported the Houthis claim the opposite, while adding that their statements cannot be confirmed on the ground at this time. Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarallah) announced on Monday that it had carried out one of its largest attacks yet on Israel, claiming to have struck “sensitive sites” in response to Israeli airstrikes on Yemeni cities, Shafaq News reported. In a statement, the group said it had launched 11 missiles and a drone toward Israeli targets, including Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the port of Ashdod, a power station in Ashkelon, and the port of Eilat (Umm al-Rashrash).
According to Shafaq News, the Houthis claimed that “all missiles and drones hit their intended targets with precision,” and added that Israeli missile defense systems “failed to intercept them.” Kurdistan 24 also published similar Houthi claims, but also added that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning following the retaliatory exchange, saying, “Anyone who attempts to harm Israel will be harmed in return,” and threatened a “heavy price” against the Houthis for their continued aggression. “What’s true for Iran is true for Yemen,” Katz told NBC News. “The Houthis will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions.”
This comes a few days after Gazan terrorists fired two rockets at Kissufim in the Gaza vicinity, the Times of Israel reported. According to the report, both rockets were intercepted by the Air Force. No injuries or damage have been reported, the Times of Israel added.
This also comes after Haaretz reported that the Israel Defense Forces conducted overnight into Monday strikes against Houthi targets across Yemen, including the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and Al-Salif, as well as the Ras Kantib power plant. Additionally, Haaretz reported that the IDF strikes at the Ras Isa Port targeted the Galaxy Leader, a commercial ship hijacked by the Houthis in November 2023. According to the report, the army said the Houthis had installed radar systems on the ship, using them to track other vessels in the Red Sea and target them.
According to Haaretz, the IDF said the ports targeted by the Israeli Air Force, under the guidance of Military Intelligence and the Israeli Navy, were used by the Houthi regime to smuggle Iranian weapons to use against Israel. Haaretz reported that the power plant that was targeted, according to the army, was used by the Houthis for military purposes.
