Yemen's Houthis Fire Missile at Central Israel

Above: Firefighters try to extinguish the fires as nine Israelis were injured with minor wounds following the launch of a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen towards Lod, Israel according to Israeli army, on September 15, 2024. Image copyright: Saeed Qaq/Contirbutor/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Facts

  • Yemen's Houthis fired an alleged hypersonic ballistic missile targeting a military position in central Israel on Sunday, in an attack that caused no casualties but injured nine who were traveling to a shelter.

  • The Israel Defense Forces said the projectile launched from Yemen, which they claim was not hypersonic, was successfully intercepted, with reports of a large fire in a rural area and damage to a train station in the city of Modiin.


The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The clock is now ticking for Israel to put an end to the current war regardless of the chosen path. Either a quick cease-fire with Hamas or a major invasion of Lebanon are better options than allowing enemies on seven fronts to dissect its operations and test potential holes, so it's about time to wrap things up.

Establishment-critical narrative

That Yemeni forces have successfully conducted an airstrike on Israel is no novelty, but the hypersonic missile attack on Sunday amounts to a qualitative operation as the technological 'Made in Yemen' projectile was able to evade major defensive systems deployed that Israel and the US have deployed in the region. This is a victory for the resistance.


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