Gantz says Israel must hold Iran accountable for Houthi missile fire

By Sam Sokol

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4 May 2025, 9:58 am Edit

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. 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"

National Unity leader MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on February 3, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

National Unity chairman Benny Gantz calls on Israel to hold Iran accountable after a Houthi missile fired from Yemen apparently impacted in the area of Ben Gurion Airport.

“This is not Yemen, this is Iran. It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility,” writes the former defense minister on X.

“The Israeli government must wake up,” he insists, arguing that fire on Israel “must lead to a severe response in Tehran.”