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The Israeli resort of Eilat, a city on the Red Sea, has once again been chosen by Israel's opponents as a target for a missile strike. The Israeli military had to use the Arrow missile defense system to intercept.
According to the latest data, rockets heading for the southern part of Israel were intercepted.
To date, it is known that they were produced by the Houthi group from the territory of Yemen. According to preliminary information, the missiles flew over the Red Sea.
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Earlier, the Yemeni Houthis have already attempted to attack Israel with rockets. However, they were launched through the airspace of neighboring Saudi Arabia, and it was the Saudi air defense system that intercepted these missiles. Now the Houthi missiles had to be intercepted directly at the borders of Israel by the Israeli military itself.
Recall that the Israeli command decided a few days ago to strengthen its naval grouping in the Red Sea because of the fear of attacks from this direction. Dozens of boats patrol the water area near Eilat and further south in the Gulf of Aqaba, additional anti-aircraft missile systems are deployed.
Meanwhile, the IDF continues its Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military and political leadership reiterated that "the war against Hamas may be protracted and last for several months." Against this background, European economists said that fighting on several fronts could cost Israel at least 2% of GDP within 2-3 months.