Urgent: The Israeli missile defense system fails to shoot down the Houthi missile
Tel Aviv in the Zionist entity in occupied Palestine was subjected to missile attack from Yemen.
Despite the launch of several interceptor missiles, the Israeli air defense system was unable to prevent The strike, where the Houthi missile exploded in the coastal city of Jaffa, causing a fire and damaging residential buildings.
According to the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV channel, 18 people were injured by shrapnel and were transferred to medical centers to receive emergency treatment.
The Houthi spokesman in Yemen, Hazem al-Assad, commented on the attack, saying that the failure of the Israeli air defense system means that the Israeli enemy’s rear is no longer Safe.”
He also noted that “interception systems worth billions of dollars are now useless.”
According to the “Ynet” website: According to the Israeli news agency, the missile fell on a children’s playground in a complex of eight residential buildings, causing a fire.
Fire services were sent to the scene, and The police cordoned off the area of the incident, and urged local residents to stay away and follow the instructions of the security authorities.
On Saturday morning, the Israeli army press office confirmed that Yemen launched a missile attack on In the center of the country, a shell was discovered that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. A number of people were slightly injured and were taken to hospitals.
In response to the attack, the Israeli air and naval forces launched a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, and the operation was approved, Which was called Operation White City, by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz.
According to Israeli army spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari, the raids It targeted Houthi military facilities, including ports and energy infrastructure in Sanaa, which were being used for military activities. Hajari confirmed that Iran is behind the Houthi attacks.
Since the outbreak of the Israeli Iron Sword War on October 7, 2023, the Houthis have fired more than 200 missiles and launched 170 attack drones towards the Zionist entity  ; In occupied Palestine, the vast majority of them were intercepted outside Israeli airspace, but the recent incident in Tel Aviv raises questions about the reliability of the Israeli air defense system and increases tension in the region.
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