On Sunday morning, the Houthis in Yemen launched a missile targeting Israel’s largest airport, where hundreds of people waited to board planes out of Israel.
The Houthi missile hit just 75 meters from Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion Airport, narrowly avoiding a direct strike that could have triggered a full-scale war.
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The missile was the fourth missile attack on Israel in 48 hours from the Houthis; the other three were intercepted.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile was launched from Yemen. Attempts were made to intercept the missile and the results of the interception are under review. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol,” Israel Defense Forces announced.
The missile exploded near the main international terminal of…