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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 21, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claim to have fired multiple ballistic missiles at Eilat
An interceptor is fired over southern Israel toward a missile launched by Yemen's Houthis, July 21, 2024 (Screen grab/Twitter used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claim to have fired “multiple” ballistic missiles toward Israel.
The rebel group says they launched the missiles toward Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat.
Earlier this morning, the IDF said a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis from Yemen was intercepted by Israel’s long-range Arrow 3 defense system.
According to the military, the surface-to-surface missile was intercepted outside of Israeli airspace. The Arrow 3 system is designed to take out ballistic missiles while they are still outside of the atmosphere.
Sirens had sounded in Eilat amid fears of falling shrapnel.
