1 dead, several hurt in Tel Aviv explosion, Israeli officials say
CBSJul 24
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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Establishment split
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