By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

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.”

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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 area

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.


Missile fired from Yemen, sirens in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

For the first time in two months, sirens sounded in central Israel, the Shfela region, and in Jerusalem and the surrounding area. IDF says a missile from Yemen was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.

Interceptions (archive)

Interceptions (archive)Roi Oz/TPS

For the first time in two months, sirens were sounded early Thursday morning in central Israel, the Shfela region, and in Jerusalem and the surrounding area, following the firing of a missile from Yemen.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF prior to crossing into Israeli territory. The sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.

Magen David Adom reported that at this stage, no reports of impacts or physical injuries have been received.

It added that MDA medics and paramedics provided medical treatment to approximately 13 people injured while heading to shelter and to three individuals suffering from anxiety.

During the sirens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was evacuated from the Knesset plenum, where discussions on the Arrangements Law were taking place overnight, to the Knesset shelter.

The Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for launching the missile toward Israel, asserting they fired a missile at Ben Gurion Airport.

Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the attack was carried out in response to “massacres against our brothers in the Gaza Strip.”

Nasruddin Amer, a senior Houthi official, wrote a post on social media site X after the rebels launched the missile toward Israel.

“Residents of Gaza, you are not alone; Allah is with you, and we are with you. Victory comes only from Allah,” Amer wrote, sharing a screenshot of a map showing where sirens were heard across the country.

On Tuesday evening, sirens were activated in several areas in southern Israel due to a projectile that was launched at Israel from Yemen.

 

The sirens were heard in Be’er Sheva, Dimona, Yeruham, Nevatim, Segev Shalom, Tel Sheva, and other nearby localities.

The IDF stated, “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in central and southern Negev, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF prior to crossing into Israeli territory. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.”