Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF prior to crossing into Israeli territory, said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
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As US officials discuss a potential response to Houthi missile attacks, they are requesting that Israel refrain from striking Yemen.
The message from the US to Israel is “Leave it to us.”
It is believed that Israel will honor the request of the US.
The US told Israel not to strike Houthi targets in a similar way to past IAF missions, because the US says it can carry out more comprehensive attacks from its aircraft carriers.
On Thursday, the Houthis fired missiles into Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time in two months.
Israel intercepted the missiles and there were no injuries.
In response, Israel struck the port city of Hodeidah in Yemen.
US President Donald Trump took to social media to declare that US airstrikes against the Houthis “will get progressively worse,” and that the terror group “will be completely annihilated!”
He also warned Iran to stop arming the Yemen-based terror group, and instead to let them “fight it out themselves.”
Trump initiated airstrikes against the Houthis on Saturday as a response to the disruption of shipping in the Red Sea and threats against Israel.
Following the US airstrikes, The IDF confirmed that it had detected a missile launch from Yemen in the direction of Israel, but it did not hit Israeli territory.
This came after local media reports indicated that the Houthis had launched a projectile that hit Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, near the Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.
The IDF later clarified that it could not determine the missile’s intended target.
Last week, the Houthis had warned that they would resume attacks against Israel in response to the halting of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
“If the Israeli enemy continues after the first four days to prevent the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip … then we will resume our naval operations against the Israeli enemy,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned in a televised address.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi offers to temporarily house half a million Gazans in northern Sinai.
The Sinai areaYossi Aloni/Flash90
The Lebanese Al Akhbar, affiliated with the Hezbollah terror group, on Friday morning reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently announced during Arab summits that Egypt would be willing to agree to temporarily house half a million Gazans in a city which would be dedicated to them in northern Sinai.
According to the report, which has not yet been confirmed by official sources, the move would require the Egyptian government to open the border to Gazans interested in leaving.
The report also said that the Egyptian agreement aroused concerns in Jordan, which has already declared that it is willing to help Gazan refugees – but only families of the injured, and only for a limited time.
Three weeks ago, with the start of the Arab summit held in Belgium, details were published regarding the Egyptian plan to rebuild Gaza; the plans would require an investment of $53 billion.
Seven areas will be set aside to provide temporary housing for 1.5 million Gazans. The report said that the United Nations Security Council will weigh placing international peacekeepers in Gaza.
Under the plan, a committee will be set up to manage Gaza for a period of six months, ahead of the Palestinian Authority’s return. Members of the committee will be “independent figures” and it will operate under the Palestinian Authority.
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