Houthis claim missile attack targeting central Israel
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Israeli emergency services work at the scene of a missile strike that, according to Israel's military, was launched from Yemen and landed in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, Dec. 21, 2024. The Yemen-based Houthi militant group fired a ballistic missile at the Tel Aviv area on Dec. 25.
The Yemen-based Houthi militant group said Wednesday it fired a ballistic missile at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel, an attack that prompted air raid sirens to sound but caused no damage.
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