Houthi Missile Intercepted Over Tel Aviv, Yemeni Minister Urges Global Action Against Iran
Israel intercepted a missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Monday, sounding air raid sirens across central Israel and briefly halting operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport. The missile was downed by the Israeli Air Force’s Arrow system, and debris reportedly landed in a West Bank settlement and damaged a residential building in Jerusalem’s Beit Hanina neighborhood, according to police. No injuries were reported.
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the far-right Religious Zionism party, called for retaliation following the attack. “The Houthis are the only arm of the axis yet to feel the weight of our response. That will change soon,” Smotrich said.
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The Houthis have intensified their attacks in recent weeks, targeting southern Israel with drones and missiles in response to Israel’s war in Gaza and its military operations in Syria. After Monday’s launch, Hezam al-Asad, a senior figure in the Houthis’ political bureau, vowed on social media—in both Hebrew and Arabic—that strikes would continue as long as Israel’s military campaigns persisted.
Earlier Monday, the Republic of Yemen’s Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Moammar al-Eryani condemned the missile attack as part of a broader Iranian strategy to destabilize the region. In a post on X, he called for decisive international action against Tehran’s growing influence and warned that neglecting the Houthi threat could endanger global security, particularly along critical maritime trade routes in the Red Sea.
Eryani, a supporter of President Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi’s Presidential Leadership Council, stressed the urgency of the matter. “There is no time for further postponement,” he said, urging the international community to confront the Iranian-backed militia’s actions.
