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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Houthi maritime attacks

Supporters of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis march in the capital Sana'a on March 15, 2024, in support of Palestinians, during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Huwais/ AFP)
January 3, 2025, 10:47 am
Who’s afraid of the Houthis? Iran’s last proxy standing is proving no pushover for Israel
Repeated nighttime missile launches have brought the danger from Yemen to the fore. How did a group of mountain rebels in a faraway country rise to become a global threat?
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Part of an intercepted missile launched from Yemen is seen on a street in Beit Shemesh, December 30, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
December 31, 2024, 3:51 am
IDF downs ballistic missile from Yemen as sirens heard across central Israel
Large debris fragment crashes into residential neighborhood in Beit Shemesh; Houthis claim responsibility for seventh nighttime attack in under two weeks
By Emanuel Fabian, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters raise a poster of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking one year since the Gaza war was sparked when Hamas attacked Israel, October 7, 2024. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
December 25, 2024, 11:02 am
Israel shifts focus to Houthis, but it needs partners to defeat distant foe
After hundreds of missiles fired at Israel, PM says Yemeni rebels will meet same fate as Hamas and Hezbollah; so far, Saudi and US campaigns haven’t deterred Iran-backed force
By Lazar Berman
Defense Minister Israel Katz, center, visiting an IDF air defense operations center on December 24, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry)
December 24, 2024, 7:01 pm
Israel vows to target Houthi leaders, ratcheting up threat after missile fire
Defense Minister Katz says Houthi chiefs will share fate of slain Hamas, Hezbollah leaders; Foreign Minister Sa’ar seeks European designation of Houthis as terror group
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A US fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
December 23, 2024, 5:41 am
Two US pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident
CENTCOM says ‘full investigation’ underway after missile cruiser USS Gettysburg ‘mistakenly fired on and hit F/A-18’ fighter jet
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a video statement announcing a stepped-up campaign against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, December 22, 2024. (Screenshot/GPO)
December 22, 2024, 11:55 pm
PM vows escalated fight against Houthis; officials said urging direct attack on Iran
Netanyahu: Same force employed against Iran’s other terrorist arms will be used against Yemeni rebels; Mossad chief said to warn striking Houthis not enough; Tehran said to fear direct attack
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
US fighter jets take off to strike Houthi targets in Yemen on December 21, 2024. (US Central Command/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 22, 2024, 4:13 am
US strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, takes down drones over Red Sea
Hours earlier, the Iran-backed rebel group launched a missile at Tel Aviv, wounding 16, in the second such attack in two days
By AFP and ToI Staff
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a power station in the Houthi-run Yemeni capital Sanaa on December 19, 2024. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
December 19, 2024, 5:32 pm
After Yemen strikes, Netanyahu says Israel hitting Houthis on behalf of ‘entire world’
Prime minister says group is last Iranian proxy still standing; Katz warns rebels ‘the long arm of Israel will reach you’
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
A destroyed school building is pictured in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, on December 19, 2024, after the campus was hit in a missile attack from Yemen. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
December 19, 2024, 8:56 am
As missile hits Israeli school, IDF pounds Yemen, believes it paralyzed all 3 Houthi ports
Houthi missile partially intercepted, but warhead hits empty Ramat Gan school, building collapses; 9 said killed as Israeli strikes hit power stations in Sana’a, Red Sea oil terminal
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Illustrative - an undated photo of a US warship as it crosses the Gulf of Aden. (Kristopher Wilson/US Navy/Wikimedia Commons/File)
December 16, 2024, 12:51 pm
IDF says it downed drone from Yemen, as Houthis attack ships in Gulf of Aden
UAV intercepted over Mediterranean before reaching Israel; US official says Houthis shot missile, drones at 3 commercial ships being escorted by US Navy; none hurt in attacks
By ToI Staff
Sheriff's deputies walks past a playground outside Feather River Adventist School after a shooting Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Oroville, Calif. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
December 7, 2024, 5:33 pm
Man who shot 2 kids at California school wanted to avenge ‘genocide’ of Palestinians
Police say Glenn Litton mentally ill, found writings saying he was carrying out ‘counter-measures’ and ‘child executions’ in response to US involvement in Middle East conflicts
By TERRY CHEA, and STEFANIE DAZIO and ToI Staff
Yemenis brandish rifles and chant slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in solidarity with Gaza and Lebanon in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on November 15, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
November 21, 2024, 6:05 am
Turkey decries Houthi missile attack on Turkish-owned vessel in Red Sea
Iran-backed rebels in Yemen say strike on cargo ship was ‘accurate and direct’; Ankara says it’s taking measures to prevent future attacks
By AFP
Houthi supporters raise their machine guns during an anti-US and -Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, November 1, 2024. (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP)
November 18, 2024, 9:50 am
Suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets ship in Red Sea
Commercial vessel reports seeing missile that ‘splashed in close proximity’ in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, no damage or injuries; no claim of responsibility from Iran-backed group
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters raise their machine guns during an anti-US and -Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, November 1, 2024. (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP)
November 12, 2024, 1:27 pm
Explosions reported near Red Sea ship in suspected Houthi attack
Vessel says multiple blasts seen nearby; no casualties or damage; Houthis yet to claim responsibility, have continued to target shipping ‘in support of Gaza’
By AP and ToI Staff
Screen grab of video from Beit Shemesh Hadashot circulating on social media apparently shows a fire sparked by shrapnel from an interceptor missile in Beit Shemesh on November 11, 2024 (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 11, 2024, 10:27 am
Yemen missile interception sparks fire near Jerusalem; 4 drones launched from Iraq
Houthis say they targeted IDF base in central Israel; Yemen media says US, UK airstrikes hit targets in Amran and Saada governorates
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
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