Israeli security officials said that Israel will respond forcefully to the Houthi ballistic missile attack that hit Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday morning, Kan News reported.
In recent months, Israel has refrained from attacking Yemen at the request of the United States. An Israeli source even claimed that “every day since the start of the US operation, the American attacks are about 10 times what we can do in Yemen in a year.”
But in light of the escalation in attacks from Yemen over the weekend, including four ballistic missiles and two UAVs, including the hit on Ben Gurion Airport, Israel is no longer willing to ignore the attacks.
A senior Israeli official told Kan: “After the hit on Ben Gurion Airport, Israel will not have any restrictions.”
“Anyone who harms us will be struck sevenfold in return,” Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said in a statement shortly after the attack.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu scheduled an urgent telephone discussion on the attack with senior government and security officials at 2:30 p.m.
A change in Israel’s policy in responding to the Houthi missile attacks will be discussed during the meeting.
The Houthis’ military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, claimed responsibility for the attack on Ben Gurion Airport in a televised statement and issued a warning to international airlines that Ben-Gurion is “no longer safe for air travel.”
Senior Houthi member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told the Qatari Al Araby channel that attacks will continue to increase as long as Israel continues its war on Hamas in Gaza. “We’ve proven our ability to deal blows to American, British, and Israeli prestige,” he said. “There are no red lines in our conflict with the Zionist entity, the United States, and Britain. Our strike on the Ben-Gurion airport is proof of our ability to hit fortified targets inside Israel.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Big words from Israel but the obvious question is what can they do that the US hasn’t already or isn’t already doing?
And I would daresay there is an obvious answer to that too – to hit IRAN
Why must it be a “response”? Why not take the initiative and blow the Houthis to smitherrins? And the real culprit is Iran. Until you cut off the head of the snake it will continue to pursue you.
Usa already bombed them enough to light up the dark moon and nothing happened, what is Israel planning on doing, and the cost verses that of the houthis
All talk.
Empty threats. Slowly but surely we are nearing the moment in which every single Yid, even the most lefty (as long as he’s a Yid, and not erev rav) will know that “רְא֣וּ ׀ עַתָּ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י אֲנִי֙ ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּדִ֑י אֲנִ֧י אָמִ֣ית וַאֲחַיֶּ֗ה מָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י “אֶרְפָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּֽיל
Well, I hope Netanyahu responds with a really strong, powerful and forceful, “Stop it already!” That will show them! Israel will not remain silent. Like Biden said, “Don’t”. That really sent the message.