Netanyahu warns Yemen’s Houthis face a ‘heavy price’ as missile lands in central Israel
Article by Dana Karni, Jessie Yeung, Tim Lister and Rosa Rahimi, CNN
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Yemen’s Houthis face a “heavy price” after the group fired a missile deep into Israel.
A spokesman for the Iran-backed Houthis military spokesman confirmed the attack, claiming that the group used a “new hypersonic ballistic missile” and warning that Israel should expect more such strikes as the first anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas approaches. The IDF told CNN that the projectile was not a hypersonic missile.
Despite months of tensions it is a rare instance of a missile penetrating as far as central Israel, normally safe for civilians.
“They should have known by now that we exact a heavy price for any attempt to harm us,” he added, referencing the Israeli attack on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah in July which followed a deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv.
Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas’ political bureau, commended the strike in a public letter to Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement, saying it “sent a message to the enemy that the plans of containment and neutralization have failed.”
The letter emphasized Hamas’ readiness for a prolonged conflict, vowing that combined efforts with the Houthis, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and other regional actors would ultimately break Israel’s political and military strength.
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