Houthis claim ‘Palestine 2’ missile hit Israeli military base

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Houthis claim ‘Palestine 2’ missile hit ******** military base

Houthi rebels claim to have hit an ******** military base with a ballistic missile in the wake of US strikes against its strongholds.

The Iran-backed militia announced a “hypersonic ballistic missile”, known as the Palestine 2, was used in the strike on the Nahal Sorek military base in central

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, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

“The hit was accurate, and led to a ***** ignition in the vicinity of the targeted site,” they added.

The

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(IDF) said it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired from

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before it entered ******** airspace.

Firefighters were battling blazes in west Jerusalem that the military said was sparked by debris from the intercepted missile.

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It marked the second missile ******* claimed by the

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in recent days after the group claimed to have targeted Nevatim air base in southern ******* on Nov 8 with a ballistic missile. ******* said the projectile was successfully intercepted.

It follows US air strikes over the weekend on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, including the capital, Sana’a.

Houthi media claimed the *** was also involved in the attacks, but there has been no official confirmation.

The Pentagon told the AFP news agency that advanced weapons storage facilities had been targeted in the raids.

The

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, which started in January, are part of an ongoing effort to quash the group which since November has launched a blockade on global shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The Houthis say the attacks are in solidarity with ****** in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both Iranian ******* proxies. Hezbollah launched attacks on ******* on Oct 8, in solidarity with ******, sparking a wider conflict around *******’s borders.

Since November, dozens of international seamen have been taken ********, ships sunk and taken captive, and four men ******* as the Houthis try to force a ceasefire in Gaza and the war sparked by ******’s Oct 7 massacre.

The Houthis have launched multiple direct attacks against *******, including one in July which narrowly missed the US embassy on the Tel Aviv beachfront, hitting a nearby residential building, ******** one.

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