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2025-06-28 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF says missile fired by Houthis apparently downed; no reports of injuries
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[IsraelTimes] A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
was likely intercepted by air defenses a short while ago, the military says.

The IDF says attempts were made to shoot down the missile, and they were apparently successful.

There are no reports of injuries or impacts.

Sirens had sounded in Beersheba, Dimona, Arad, and the surrounding area in southern Israel. Preceding the sirens by four minutes, an early warning was issued to residents, alerting civilians of the long-range missile attack via a push notification on their phones.
Posted by trailing wife 2025-06-28 2025-06-28 03:13|| || Front Page|| [150 views ]  Top
 File under: Houthis 

#1 The mere fact that they shot that missile is a deterrent to navigation.

They are inflicting billions of $$$ of damage to the world economy spending a pittance.

Also Iran's asymmetrical terror and proxy war is apparently not restricted by the cease fire.

Iran itself meanwhile is a sanctuary protected by the same de facto US guaranteed cease fire.

Iran has been mauled but otherwise Iran's strategic posture has improved.

The POTUS explictly ordering Israel not to strike Iran set a precedent, and not a good one.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-06-28 12:21||   2025-06-28 12:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Double-tap fixed
Posted by Frank G 2025-06-28 12:29||   2025-06-28 12:29|| Front Page Top

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