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Sunday, August 17, 2025
Katz threatens Houthis with further strikes after missile fired at Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A man inspects the damage at the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the Haziz power station south of the Houthi-run Yemeni capital Sanaa on August 17, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Defense Minister Israel Katz threatens the Houthis in Yemen after the Iran-backed group fired a missile at Israel a short while ago.
“The Houthis will pay dearly for every attempt to fire toward Israel. We are imposing an aerial and naval blockade that hurts it greatly, and this morning, we struck infrastructure and energy targets. This is only the beginning,” he says in a statement issued by his office.
“What follows will be strong and painful. Whoever raises a hand against Israel, his hand will be cut off,” Katz adds
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