Netanyahu vows to extract ‘heavy price’ for missile attack by Houthi rebels – Times of India
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels after they successfully launched a missile into central Israel on Sunday for the first time.He issued a stern warning to the Houthis saying, "They should know by now that any attempt to harm us will be met with a heavy price."The Houthis, who control northern Yemen, claimed responsibility for the attack, with their military spokesman Yahya Sarea saying that the missile, a new hypersonic ballistic type, travelled 2,040 kilometres (1,270 miles) in just 11 and a half minutes.Initially, Israel’s military reported that the missile had fallen in an open area, but later clarified that it likely fragmented in midair, with parts of the interceptors landing in fields and near a railway station. No injur...