Israel vowed a harsh response after a missile launched by Houthi militants in Yemen thwarted its aerial defenses and struck near the country¡¯s main airport.
¡°We will hit back sevenfold at anyone who hurts us,¡± Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday after the attacks.
Weeks of U.S. airstrikes against the Houthis, an Iran-backed militant group that holds areas in Yemen, have failed to halt the group¡¯s attacks on Israel. The Houthis say they¡¯re acting in solidarity with Palestinians, and will continue until the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ends.
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