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IDF says Arrow system intercepted apparent Houthi ballistic missile fired at Eilat
Times of Israel ^ | 6/3/24 | EMANUEL FABIAN

Posted on 06/03/2024 2:49:15 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie

The IDF says it has intercepted a surface-to-surface missile heading toward Israel from the direction of the Red Sea.

The ballistic missile, apparently launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, was aimed at Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat.

The IDF says the missile was downed using the long-range Arrow air defense system.

Sirens had sounded in Eilat amid the incident.

The Houthis have fired several ballistic missiles and drones at Eilat amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: houthi; houthis; iran; yemen
I was in a bomb shelter on an IDF base in Eilat when this went down.

Video at link.

1 posted on 06/03/2024 2:49:15 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie
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To: Uncle Miltie

So Hamas will cease fire while attacks from Yemen will ramp up. Got it. Great deal Briben is making.


2 posted on 06/03/2024 3:03:28 AM PDT by pas
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To: Uncle Miltie

Stay safe.


3 posted on 06/03/2024 3:58:34 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Everybody, probably including dumbass Biden, knew the ceasefire is only temporary. The media wants to pretend it is successful.


4 posted on 06/03/2024 4:28:53 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Remember, the US sponsors Yemen and the Hiuthis:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/just_stop_feeding_the_houthis.html


5 posted on 06/03/2024 6:15:22 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

When you get the chance, there is a seafood restaurant right on the ocean in Eilat. Some of the best grilled shrimp I have ever eaten PLUS you get to watch Lion Fish swimming while you eat.
I was there in ‘98 but its probably still there.


6 posted on 06/03/2024 7:50:32 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Uncle Miltie
The Houthis have fired several ballistic missiles and drones at Eilat amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Several?

Can't Israel take them out after the FIRST one?

7 posted on 06/03/2024 6:51:27 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70
The U.S. has spent some one billion dollars on intercepting the Houthi missiles to date.

A well known person once said...

"I'm not a smart man...

...but even I know it's cheaper to take out the missiles BEFORE they can get launched."

8 posted on 06/03/2024 6:56:36 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Zathras

https://www.google.com/maps/search/Restaurants/@29.5519333,34.9535734,2495m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu


9 posted on 06/03/2024 7:20:20 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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