IDF Strikes Back After Iran Terror Proxy Houthis Fire Missile Into Tel Aviv

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Israel has to deal with the mess Chris Murphy created by taking the Houthis off the terrorist list.

Harder! Faster!”The IDF conducted precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen – including ports and energy infrastructure in Sana’a, which the Houthis have been using in ways that effectively contributed to their military action. Israel will not hesitate to act in order to defend itself and its citizens from the Houthi attacks.”

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IDF hits Houthi targets in Yemen after missile fired at central Israel
The strikes were carried out by 14 fighter jets in two waves, and targeted sites in Yemen’s capital and coastal area.

By: Charles Bybelezer, Joshua Marks, JNS, Dec. 18, 2024:

The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in Yemen overnight Wednesday, after intercepting a missile over central Israel fired by the Iranian-backed terror group.

An elementary school in the Ramat Efal neighborhood of Ramat Gan, just east of Tel Aviv, suffered severe damage when shrapnel hit it following the interception. According to the city’s mayor, the impact caused a partial collapse of the school’s central building, prompting the cancellation of classes for the day. No injuries were reported.

Following an initial investigation into the impact, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday afternoon that “it is likely that the damage was caused by partial interception of the missile launched from Yemen and that the missile warhead was the part that exploded and damaged the school.”

The IDF further stated that the Israeli Air Force and Home Front Command are conducting a more in-depth probe, which the findings will be made available to the public when complete.
The damage caused from a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, at a school in Ramat Gan, Dec. 19, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

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The IDF also said that security forces were looking into damage caused by falling shrapnel in additional areas.
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Missile interception fragments were found on the grounds of Israel’s parliament complex, the Knesset, in the capital Jerusalem, according to the legislative body.

Guards located the debris during a routine search of the area. There were no injuries or damage from the impact and the pieces were removed by police sappers.

No air-raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem during the attack, which was also the case in Modi’in, a city located roughly halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, where its mayor said on Thursday that shrapnel from the missile interception impacted in two places, causing minor damage.

No injuries were reported in the Modi’in incident and Mayor Haim Bibas was said to have asked the IDF Home Front Command why no air-raid alerts were heard.

According to the IDF, the IAF strikes were carried out in two waves by 14 fighter jets, refuelers, and spy planes.

The jets were already en route to Yemen when the Houthis launched the ballistic missile at around 2:35 a.m. The first wave of strikes occurred at 3:15 a.m., targeting the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea as well as the Hodeidah and Salif ports. Eight tugboats, used for guiding ships into the ports, were also destroyed.

The IAF has reportedly struck Houthi targets in Yemen pic.twitter.com/C1iJ3NotQC
— Jewish News Syndicate (@JNS_org) December 19, 2024

At 4:30 a.m., the second wave targeted the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, hitting two power stations, the Haziz and D’Habban, according to reports in Yemen.

Houthi-affiliated media reported casualties.

“Over the past year, the Houthi terrorist regime has been operating with the direction and funding of Iran, and in cooperation with Iraqi militias, in order to attack the State of Israel and Israeli civilians,” the IDF stated following the strikes.

“The conducted strikes degrade the Houthi terrorist regime, preventing it from exploiting the targets for military and terrorist purposes, including the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the region,” the statement continued. “The IDF is determined to continue operating against all threats posed to the citizens of the State of Israel, wherever necessary.”

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