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Tel Aviv (dpa) — Israel intends to respond to the Houthi attack on its international airport not only against the Yemeni militia itself, but also against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a post on X saying that the Houthi attacks came from Iran.
“Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters,” Netanyahu said.
Eight people were injured on Sunday when Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv on Sunday. The Israeli military confirmed an impact near the airport.
Israeli news website ynet reported that during an urgently convened security meeting it was decided that Israel would carry out its military response to the Houthi attack in close coordination with the U.S.
The Israeli TV channel N12 reported that both Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system and the U.S. THAAD missile defense system failed to intercept the rocket fired from Yemen during interception attempts.
Iran and Israel came dangerously close to an all-out war last year, with both countries carrying out aerial strikes on each other, raising fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.
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