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US said to ask Israel not to respond to Houthi missile attack amid American campaign
This image taken from video provided by the US Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2025. (US Navy via AP)
The US has asked Israel not to respond to an overnight missile attack by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Ynet news site reports citing an Israeli official.
The request comes as the US has carried out widespread strikes against the Houthis in recent days.
According to the report, the US told Israel to “let them deal with it.”
The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that it downed a missile fired from Yemen before the projectile entered Israeli airspace overnight, with the Houthis claiming responsibility for its second attack on the country this week.
The attack triggered sirens across a wide swath of central Israel, including the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem areas, sending millions scrambling to reach bomb shelters at 4 a.m.
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