Iran-Backed Houthis Escalate Terror Offensive Against Israel, Fire Another Ballistic Missile
Israeli Defense Minister Katz: “We will take care of Houthi leaders” like the terrorist leadership of Hamas, Hezbollah.
Iran-backed Houthis have escalated their terrorist offensive against Israel by launching long-range missiles and drones. On Monday night, Israeli air defenses intercepted another ballistic missile fired by the Yemen-based Islamic terrorist group.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago, a projectile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement early morning Tuesday. “Rocket and missile sirens were sounded following the possibility of falling shrapnel from the interception.”
It’s 01:45am on day 445 of the war, everyone in the greater Tel Aviv area just jumped out of bed and ran for their lives, and the bloody Houthis are making the mistake of their miserable lives. pic.twitter.com/Qxy7ZjH71q
— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) December 23, 2024
No injuries were reported from the Houthi missile strike, and the projectile was shot down before it could enter the Israeli airspace, the local media reported. On Saturday night, dozens of Israeli civilians were injured when a Houthi missile struck a playground near Tel Aviv.
“According to a military source, the projectile was shot down using the long-range Arrow air defense system, which is designed to take out ballistic missiles outside of the atmosphere,” The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. “The Magen David Adom emergency medical service [the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross] said it did not receive any reports of injuries due to fallen missile or interceptor fragments.”
It’s 03.45AM in Israel, the holy day of Shabbat, and the Houthis just fired another missile, with a direct hit on Tel Aviv.
Enough is enough. This cannot become the norm. Time to make Yemen feel the 🔥 once and for all! pic.twitter.com/A3v59d43TZ
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) December 21, 2024
Following the foiled missile strike, Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to “take care of the Houthi leaders” the way Israel deals with the terrorist leadership of Hamas and Hezbollah, the Israeli news website Arutz Sheva reported:
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday morning visited the Arrow missile defense system, together with the commander of the IAF’s aerial defense system, Brigadier General Gilad Biran.
The Arrow battery visited is the same one which successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Yemeni Houthis on Monday night.
During the visit, Katz received briefings from several commanders in the center.
“I am here today to praise you for the successful interception of the advanced missile launched yesterday by the Houthi terror group in Yemen,” Katz said.
“The State of Israel has the best aerial defense system in the world, and we know that we have whom to rely on. Millions rely on you, awakening to the sound of sirens, but knowing that there are those who will deal with the threat. We will not make peace with the fact that the Houthis continue firing towards the State of Israel. I have warned and said: Just like we took care of [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar in Gaza, and [Hamas leader Ismail] Haniyeh in Tehran, and [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah in Beirut – we will take care of the Houthi leaders in Sana’a and in every other place in Yemen.”
He stressed, “We will also act against their infrastructure and against them, in order to remove the threat and cancel the threats against the State of Israel, so that we can achieve our goals. Whoever sponsors Houthi terror in Al Hudaydah or in Sana’a will pay the full price.”
The Houthis admitted stepping up their aerial offensive against Israel. “This marks the third time the Houthis launched ballistic missiles at Israel in the past week,” the British daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. “Hezam al-Asad, a senior Houthi official, issued a statement shortly after saying the missile attacks on Israel will continue until the war in Gaza stops.”
Emboldened by the Hamas-led October 7 massacre, the Houthis opened hostilities against Israel, launching hundreds of missiles and drones at a country 1,000 miles away from their border. “Israel’s military says about 400 missiles and drones have since been launched at the country from Yemen, most of which have been intercepted,” the BBC noted earlier this week.
Since October 7, 2023, the Iran-sponsored terrorist group has also been trying to impose an illegal embargo on Israel by attacking and hijacking Western-owned ships in the Red Sea. “Houthis have so far conducted over one hundred attacks against commercial ships and warships since November 2023, announcing new shipping restrictions at every stage of their campaign,” the Washington Institute think tanks reported on December 18.
The IDF, as well as the U.S. armed forces, have conducted several retaliatory strikes against the Iranian terrorist proxy in Yemen, targeting jihadist infrastructure and logistics.
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It’s competition with other terrorist groups for funding. Furthermore they’ve taken Israel’s retaliation into account in the calculation of benefits.
A comment that has no clue, but pretends to be knowing.
Sound like a random comment generator. Lots of AI bots these days….
Nobody knows what Israel will do you silly rabbit.
This post is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.
Terrorists have badly miscalculated.
Actually, it’s a terrorist clan that knows it has less than a month to use up it’s missiles then they become useless.
IMO until Israel sends a clear military message to the Houthi’s puppet-master Iran that this must stop. it likely will not stop. Perhaps after Trump assumes office?
Why does yemen want to insert itself in this conflict? Does anybody know?
The Houthis are a vassal of Iran.
Because Hamas and Hesbullah have been castrated like little bitches and Syria is lost. So Yemen is next in line for Iran and the left to continue its war of extermination against Jews.
It goes without saying that one can hope, with good basis, the tide is soon to change drastically, both for the Houthis and Iran, and not in the way they want.
After 1/20/25, it should be much fun to watch.
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Iran has got to go down
Agreed, while Israel is fixing Yemen’s wagon, we should be crippling Iran, They have had it coming with compounded interest since 1979.
Were the Blowfish involved?
Toad the Wet Sprockets are actually rebranded Spacely Sprockets… 🙂
Can you translate that?
There used to be a band called Hootie and the Blowfish.
Don’t ask.
Wise Old Yoda say: “If you pull on a tiger’s tail, it will bite you”
That means, if you provoke or mess with something powerful, even in a seemingly small way, you are likely to face strong negative consequences.
If you don’t believe it, take a look at Gaza strip.
Aka: FAFO
Payback is coming
I think that after so long under muhah control that it will be very difficult to tell friend from foe. So trying to salvage any of Iran is probably going to be tough, though I think we should try. If Iran actually gets a nuke, they will have to be dealt with decisively.
Vijeta, you may want to consider that the Houthis are in a “use it or lose it” scenario. Come January 21st or so, there’s a distinct possibility that the Houthis will be curb-stomped by a combination of Israeli and US aircraft and missiles. The recent destruction of the Syrian bunkers by the Israelis demonstrates the risk one takes when one husbands a big supply of munitions. So come mid-January we may see the Mother of all Fire Sales from Yemen…
Yes, and much sooner than expected. The Houthis are about to learn how MLB keeps score and the meaning of 6-4-3..
Memo
TO: Hezam al-Asad, Senior Houthi official
Effective immediately, go to settings > Focus > Enable Do Not Distirb; and Disable Share Across Devices.
Go to Privacy and Security: turn Tracking > Off.
has winkin’ blinkin’ issued his “don’t ” warning yet? how about jake “the undertaker” sullivan?
Yemen completed its forced deportation of every single Jew just a few years ago.
Yemen got exactly what it so badly wanted — it oughtta be happiest place on earth.
This got me to thinking: You know where else they’ve run off essentially all their Jews?
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Egypt
Libya
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Gaza
These places should all be Paradise-On-Earth for their citizens
But not just for their own citizens, but also for
Tlaib
Omar
Bowman The Firemarshall
Aoc
Tucker
Candace
Pink Floyd
The EU
The UN
Harvard
Cornell
UCLA
MIT
U Michigan
Ye
Susan Sarandon
The Hadid family
Dearborn
Minneapolis
Chuck Schumer
Streisand
Disney
And soon enough , other places will look exactly like Yemen:
Ireland
Belgium
Canada
Germany
France
Slovenia
UK
The Netherlands
Spain
Norway
Oh boy! So much peace, brotherly love, prosperity, live and let live justice to look forward to.
The sirens woke us up about 3:45 AM, which was not appreciated since I had to get up at 5 to get to chemo on time. Fortunately our bedroom is also our mamaad (reinforced roof) so all I had to do was close & latch the reinforced door.
Sooner or later we’re going to have to take the fight to Iran. I vote sooner.
The Houthis need carpet bombing with Napalm.