Israel, which is fighting a war with both Hamas and Hezbollah in Gaza and Lebanon, has now faced a major attack from a third country. On Friday morning, Houthi rebels from Yemen fired a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv. However, Israel destroyed the missile in the air. The attack caused sirens to sound early in the morning in Tel Aviv and central Israel. It is believed that this attack was carried out in retaliation for Israel’s latest attack in Lebanon on Thursday. Hezbollah’s drone chief commander Mohammad Suroor was killed in that attack. He has trained Houthi rebels.
The Israeli military said in a latest statement on Friday that its air defense system Iron Dome has destroyed a surface-to-surface ballistic missile fired from Yemen. The attack caused sirens to sound in Tel Aviv and central Israel on Friday morning. The Israel Defense Forces said the missile was shot down by the long-range Arrow air defense system “outside the country’s borders.” He said that after the missile was destroyed, warnings were issued in the affected areas due to its debris falling in Israeli areas.
The IDF also said that there were no new instructions from the Home Front Command following the attack. Activities inside the country, especially in Tel Aviv and central Israel, will continue as normal in Russia.
Revenge for Suroor’s death
According to the Times of Israel report, Houthi rebels have just claimed responsibility for the attack, but did not reveal the reason behind it. However, it is believed that Houthi rebels have taken this action in retaliation for Israel’s latest attack in Lebanon on Thursday. On Thursday, Israel blew up a residential building in Beirut with an airstrike. Hezbollah’s drone commander Hussein Suroor was revealed to be inside the building. Saroor died in the attack. Hezbollah has also confirmed his death. It is being told that Suroor had given training to Houthi rebels in drone attacks.
