Further debris from Houthi missile found in Beit Shemesh

Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Israeli security forces remove a fragment of a Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen at Israel that crashed in the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Israeli security forces remove a fragment of a Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen at Israel that crashed in the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)

Additional debris was last night’s Houthi missile launched at central Israel is found on the balcony of a home on Nahal Hayarkon Street in the city of Beit Shemesh.

Local news service Beit Shemesh Hadashot publishes what it describes as an image of the shrapnel being dealt with by a police sapper.

Parts of the missile landed in at least three places in the majority ultra-Orthodox city near Jerusalem.

The largest piece of the missile found so far landed in the middle of the city’s Nahal Hakishon Street last night, drawing a large crowd.

The public is advised to stay away from missile debris if found and to contact law enforcement.

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