Yemeni Rebels Claim “Missile at Tel Aviv Airport”… Israeli Forces “Intercepted” (Summary)

Merchant Ship Attacked by Small Boats with Guns and Grenades in Red Sea Near Yemen,
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Yemeni Pro-Iranian Houthi Fighters with Machine Gun
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, ‘(Johannesburg = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyunmin Yoo reports that Yemeni pro-Iranian Houthi rebels attacked Israel’s central city Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport with missiles on the 6th (local time), according to TASS News Agency.’,
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, ‘Yahya Sari, a Houthi spokesperson, claimed on Almasirah TV that “the missile unit conducted a military operation striking ‘Lod Airport’ (the old name for Ben Gurion Airport) with the Palestinian-2 hypersonic ballistic missile.”‘,
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, ‘According to The Times of Israel, earlier the Israeli military announced that they intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen using their air defense system. The newspaper added that the missile attack triggered air raid sirens in the Dead Sea and Judean Desert regions.’,
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, ‘Since the war broke out in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Houthis have been repetitively launching missiles and drones towards Israel under the pretext of solidarity with Palestine.’,
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, ‘Especially since March this year, even after declaring a halt to attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea following a ceasefire with the U.S. in early May, they have continued attacks on Israel.’,
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, ‘On the same day, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a vessel in the Red Sea, 51 nautical miles (about 94 km) southwest of the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah controlled by Houthis, was attacked by multiple small boats with guns and rocket-propelled grenades.’,
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, ‘UKMTO added that the armed security team on the affected vessel retaliated and the situation is ongoing, with authorities investigating.’,
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, ‘British maritime security firm Ambrey also warned that a merchant ship heading north in the Red Sea was attacked by eight small boats, AP News reported.’,
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