Air raid sirens sounded in over 20 locations across the center area of occupied Palestine, including `Tel Aviv` and its surroundings, prompting settlers to take cover in shelters.
The Israeli occupation army reported on Sunday that a ground-to-ground missile was fired from Yemen, targeting the center of occupied Palestine.
Israeli paramedics confirmed that nine settlers were injured while rushing to shelters after the missile launch from Yemen.
Channel 12 reported that air defenses failed to intercept the missile, which landed near the airport in the occupied city of Lod.
Earlier, the Israeli occupation army announced that its “Arrow 3” air defense system intercepted a ground-to-ground missile launched from Yemen towards Eilat, stating that the missile did not enter Israeli airspace.
According to Hebrew sources, more than 20 air defense missiles from the Arrow and David’s Sling systems were launched from occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem) but failed to intercept the Yemeni missile aimed at `Tel Aviv`.
Military correspondent Noam Amir stated that something unusual happened this morning.
“The air defense systems were supposed to intercept the missile outside the borders, yet it fell in the heart of the country. Residents even filmed interception attempts over Gush Dan. So, what were those interceptors targeting?” Amir added.
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The Yemeni Armed Forces Successfully attacked a vital facility in Tel Aviv with a Ballistic Missile type Hatem-2.
The Israeli Air Defense Systems weren’t able to intercept it. The missile reportedly traveled 2,000 kilometers in 15 minutes, impacting around 06h30 am pic.twitter.com/E5CWgtIaNy
— MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) September 15, 2024
An Israeli military radio correspondent reported that the Yemeni missile traveled 2,000 kilometers, taking around 15 minutes to reach its target—plenty of time for detection and interception.
The Israeli opposition party `Yesh Atid` criticized the government’s handling of the situation, stating, “This morning, the country woke up to a missile launched from Yemen. What can we say? This disastrous government should hand over the keys and resign.”
In July, a Zionist was killed and 10 others injured when a drone crashed in central Tel Aviv, just a few hundred meters from the U.S. Embassy. The Yemeni Armed Forces claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, the Zionist entity delayed school openings in several northern settlements as a precaution against potential rocket fire from Lebanon.
Air raid sirens also sounded in northern Israel over fears of a drone infiltration, followed by the explosion of a drone in the Metula Israeli settlement.
Israeli Media Alarmed
The Israeli news site Walla reported that Israeli and U.S. spy satellites, which are supposed to track potential missile launch sites in Yemen, failed to detect the missile.
According to the report, U.S. satellites should have picked up the intense heat emitted by the missile’s engine and alerted the Israeli military. Additionally, U.S. and Israeli occupation naval radars in the Red Sea were expected to detect the missile during its flight toward occupied Palestine.
The report further noted that the missile should have been tracked by the long-range X-band radar in the Negev, operated by U.S. personnel, or the Arrow system’s radar.
Source: News Agencies
