Skip next section Missile from Yemen lands in central Israel
09/15/2024September 15, 2024
Missile from Yemen lands in central Israel
A long-range missile fired from landed in an open area in central Israel early on Sunday, the Israeli military said, with no casualties or damage reported so far.
The missile triggered air raid sirens, including at Ben Gurion International Airport, where passengers rushed to take shelter in safe rooms and a train.
The military said that explosions heard in the area were the result of interception attampts.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the missile launch.
“It forced more than two million Zionists to run to shelters for the first time in the enemy’s history,” the military spokesperson for the Houthis said in a statement.
have repeatedly fired drones and missiles toward Israel since the start of the war in Gaza, saying that their attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians. Nearly all of them have been intercepted over the Red Sea.
However, in July, , killing one person and wounding 10 others.
The attack drew an Israeli response in the form of
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09/15/2024September 15, 2024
Thousands protest for hostage deal
Thousands of people have once more taken part in rallies in Israel’s main cities, with protesters calling on the government to secure the release of hostages in Gaza.
There are still 97 hostages held in the Gaza Strip of the 251 who were captured by the Palestinian militant group Hamas during deadly raids in southern Israel on October 7, according to the Israeli military. It says 33 of them are dead.
Critics of the government say it is stalling on a deal to liberate the remaining hostages, relying instead on its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
According to organizers, the weekly protests in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem have been growing in size since Israeli authorities announced that before their bodies were retrieved by Israeli troops.
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