Author: Federica Di Sario

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels will pay a “heavy price” after a missile fired by the group landed in central Israel early Sunday. The Israeli Defense Forces said the missile hit an unpopulated area, causing some damage but no injuries. The attack is the first time a missile fired by the Houthis has reached that far, roughly 2,000 kilometers from Yemen. The Israeli army said an investigation will examine how the missile could have reached the center of the country without being intercepted by its air defenses. The Houthis said the operation involved a new…