January 14th 2025.
The city of Jerusalem was shaken awake early Tuesday morning as Yemen's Houthi forces launched a missile toward Israel, triggering sirens in various areas, including the bustling city of Tel Aviv and some Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military quickly released a statement, stating that they had attempted to intercept the missile multiple times and it was likely successfully intercepted. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries, but the attack did cause some damage to property. The police confirmed that homes in Mevo Beitar and Tzur Hadassah, located on the outskirts of Jerusalem, had been damaged. A photo released by the police showed a fragment of the missile embedded in the roof of a residential home.
In response to the attack, bomb disposal units and additional police forces were immediately deployed to the area to assess the damage and secure the site. The Israeli military was also quick to take action, launching a military operation targeting a vital target in Tel Aviv using a hypersonic ballistic missile. Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, announced the attack on Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, stating that the operation had been successful. He also claimed that his group had carried out an additional attack using four drones, targeting other important locations in Tel Aviv. Sarea made it clear that these attacks against Israel would continue until the aggression towards the Gaza Strip came to an end.
This recent attack came after Houthi forces had previously launched a drone and a ballistic missile towards Israel, both of which were intercepted, according to reports from Xinhua news agency. Just one day prior, Israeli media reported the interception of a missile launched from Yemen, causing disruptions in air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. And that's not all - the Houthis have also issued a statement claiming to have launched a new missile and drone attack against the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea stated that this was the fifth time they had targeted the aircraft carrier since its arrival in the Red Sea and that the attack lasted a grueling nine hours. He also proudly proclaimed that the operation had been successful, forcing the aircraft carrier to retreat to the far north of the Red Sea.
The Houthis have been carrying out these attacks since November 2023, in solidarity with Palestinians amid their ongoing conflict with Israelis in the Gaza Strip. As tensions continue to rise, it seems that the Houthis are determined to make their voices heard and their presence known. Only time will tell how this conflict will unfold, but for now, the people of Jerusalem and Israel remain on high alert.
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