Netanyahu said at the start of the cabinet session on Sunday: “The Houthis know very well that we pay a heavy price for any attempt to harm us, and anyone who needs a reminder is invited to visit the port of Hodeidah,” which was subjected to a violent Israeli strike weeks ago, following a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv.
And announced Israeli army Early Sunday, a missile fired from Yemen landed in an “open area” in the center of the country.
The army said in a statement: “Following up on the warnings a short while ago in the central region of the country, we are talking about a surface-to-surface missile being launched from the east and falling in an open area.”
For its part, the Houthi group announced that it had launched a ballistic missile at a “military target” in central Israel.
He explained Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree in a video clip via “X”, The missile “succeeded in reaching its target, covering a distance of 2,040 km, in 11.5 minutes.”
Since November, he has been launching Houthis Iran-backed militias have carried out dozens of missile and drone attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, which they believe are linked to Israel or heading to its ports, and say that this comes in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in light of the ongoing war there.
Returning the people of the north to their homes
Regarding developments on the northern front, Netanyahu said, “The current situation will not continue. We will do everything necessary to return our residents safely to their homes.”
He continued: “I visited the North and I am aware of the people of the North and I see their plight, and we will do everything necessary to return our people to their homes safely.”
Channel 13 Israel revealed on Saturday that: Netanyahu He decided to expand the military operation on the northern front with the Lebanese Hezbollah.
Sources close to Netanyahu told Channel 13 that no date has been set for a military operation, noting that this could happen within weeks or even months.
Since the outbreak War in Gaza On October 7, Hezbollah andIsrael Daily shelling across the Lebanese-Israeli border.