Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit the first Hanukkah candle with Orna and Ronen Neutra, the parents of Capt. Omer Neutra who fell on October 7 and whose body was taken hostage by Hamas.
A UAV launched by the Houthi terrorist rebels in Yemen set off sirens on Wednesday evening in the Ashkelon area. The aircraft crashed in an open area and no one was injured.
After second consecutive day of early-morning Houthi missile launch, MK Avigdor Liberman urges: 'We need to deal the Houthis and Iran a crushing blow - now!'
'Israel must change its aggressive approach in Yemen and focus on steps that will undermine the Houthis' status in the region,' Arab affairs commentator recommends.
'A piece of shrapnel fell in our garden and we saw the damage it caused to our property; scared to think what it could do to people,' says Mor Steinberg-Golan, from Be'er Yaakov.
Sirens activated in central Israel, the Shfela and Judea, following a launch from Yemen. IDF confirms one rocket was intercepted before it crossed into Israeli territory. Debris from interception falls in Be'er Ya'akov, no injuries reported.
Investigation determines cause of siren activating 10 minutes late when 16 people were injured in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on Jaffa on Saturday morning.
Defense Minister Israel Katz visits Arrow missile defense battery which intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen. 'Whoever sponsors Houthi terror will pay the price.'
Following increase in Houthi attacks on Israel, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar working to advance international recognition of Houthi rebels as a terror organization. 'Houthis continue to disrupt regional stability, present a challenge to world order.'
Sirens sounded in central Israel, the Shfela and Arad area. IDF says missile from Yemen was intercepted before it crossed into Israeli territory. 20 people treated by Magen David Adom, including 60-year-old injured on the way to shelter in Tel Aviv.
Minister Israel Katz confirms for first time that Israel eliminated the leader of Hamas in Tehran in warning to the Houthis.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel led a tour for ambassadors and diplomats to Israel at the site of the Houthi missile strike at Ramat Efal Elementary School in Ramat Gan.
National Unity party chairman echoes Mossad chief's call for Israel to strike Iran rather than only retaliate against the Houthis for their recent ballistic missile attacks.
Mossad chief David Barnea recommends that Israel "go after the head" in response to recent ballistic missile attacks by the Houthis in Yemen rather than strike back at the Houthis.
PM convenes Security Cabinet at the northern border, says the 'result will be the same' against the Houthis as against Hamas and Hezbollah.
US military says two Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea. Both pilots ejected from their aircraft and were recovered alive.
Yemeni TV channel reports strike in Sana'a, capital of Yemen; CENTCOM confirms strike on Houthi missile storage facility, command-and-control facility.
At 3:34 a.m. the Houthis in Yemen fired a ballistic missile; sirens sounded only at 3:44 a.m. When that happened, the missile had already exploded in Jaffa, causing great damage.
Binyamin Bleacher, 68, faints during siren in central Israel, suffers cardiac arrest shortly thereafter.
Millions of Israelis raced Saturday morning to bomb shelters as sirens sounded in central Israel. Sixteen people were lightly injured after the Houthi-launched ballistic missile exploded in Jaffa.
IDF releases photos from the preparation and deployment of Israel Air Force troops ahead of Thursday’s attack in Yemen.
US Treasury Department announces sanctions against 19 individuals, companies, and vessels accused of involvement in Houthi operations and the illegal trade of Iranian oil and gas.
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned international airlines not to return to flying to Israel and pledged: 'The Israeli bombing will not deter us from supporting Gaza.'
The IDF released footage of the extensive attack on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time on Thursday about the airstrike overnight on Houthi targets in Yemen.
IDF publishes footage of IAF planes taking off for strike on Houthi targets in Yemen, as well as from the command center during the moments of the strike. Watch.
Ballistic missile launched from Yemen towards central Israel intercepted, warhead falls in Ramat Gan school, causing damage to the building and nearby vehicles.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich prays at Kiryat Shmona yeshiva as its hundreds of students celebrate a return to their city, praises IAF strike on Houthi targets in Yemen.
The main objective of the IDF bombings last night in Yemen was to shut down all three ports controlled by the Houthis.
IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari speaks about the strikes in Yemen: The Houthis have become a global threat, we will continue to act against anyone- anyone in the Middle East that threatens the State of Israel.
Sirens sounded in towns across central Israel following a missile launch from Yemen. IDF says missile was intercepted before it crossed into Israeli territory. Fragment falls in Ramat Efal. Reports of Israeli strikes in Sanaa.
Senior Houthi official issues threat to Israel and the US, says the group will continue launching missiles and drones as long as the war in the Gaza Strip continues.
US Central Command says it conducted a precision air strike against a Houthi facility in Yemen’s capital. The facility “was a hub for coordinating Houthi operations, such as attacks against US Navy warships and merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.”
Red alert sirens also activated in Samaria by attack from Yemen. Shrapnel from intercepted missile found in Samaria.
An Israeli Navy missile boat intercepted a UAV that was launched from Yemen over the Mediterranean Sea.
US Central Command says US Navy destroyers successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden.
An Air Force inquiry into the UAV that hit a building in Yavne found that the UAV was initially identified as a suspicious aerial target but was not classified as hostile.
Yemeni rebel group claims it carried out attack on target in southern Israel in cooperation with Islamist groups in Iraq.
After more than a year of Houthi attacks on global shipping, Canada designates the Iranian proxy group as a terrorist organization.
CENTCOM says it successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden.
Houthis transfer hundreds of mercenaries to Russia in exchange for Russian weapons, enabling them to intensify their attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
The Panama-flagged dry cargo ship Anadolu S, owned by a Turkish company, was targeted by the Houthis who confirmed they fired missiles at it.
The government of New Zealand designated Hezbollah's political wing, in addition to its military one, as well as the Houthis in Yemen, as terror organizations.
Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Panama-flagged bulk carrier navigating the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. No injuries or damage reported.
CENTCOM forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities and weapons systems in Yemen.
Houthi media reports that coalition warplanes from the United States and Britain carried out a series of precision strikes on military installations in Sanaa.
Yemen's Houthi rebels announce that they are intensifying actions in support of Hamas and Hezbollah and will uphold a maritime blockade on Israeli vessels.
UAV from Yemen explodes in Ashkelon, additional UAV from Lebanon narrowly misses bridge in Nahariya, but causes damage to train window.
Yemen's Houthi rebels announce three separate operations targeting ships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels publish footage from military drill which simulated a large-scale attack against Yemen.
Attacks on northern Israel continue, pro-Iranian militias in Iraq claim attack on 'two crucial targets' in Eilat by means of UAVs.
United Nations expresses 'concern' over criminal prosecution of 3 employees held by Houthi rebels over claims of belonging a 'US-Israeli Spy Network.'
Houthi rebels in Yemen attack the Liberian-flagged Olympic Spirit, part of its pattern of assaults on shipping lanes in the region.
IDF intercepts UAV over the Mediterranean Sea, dozens of kilometers off the coast of central Israel. Residents of Gush Dan report hearing the echoes of the explosion.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down an American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country. US military confirms a drone was lost.
IDF permits senior CNN reporter Nic Robertson to join refueling mission en route to Houthi attack in Yemen, 'As I climb the plane’s rickety steps, I have no idea where I am going or what this IDF flight will reveal about military operations.'
IDF publishes footage of the tankers which flew alongside fighter planes on their way to strike Houthi military targets in Yemen.
Strikes come after the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles over the past two weeks at central Israel and the Coastal Plain.
Yemen's Houthi rebel group claims responsibility for launch towards Ben Gurion International Airport, says, 'we won't hesitate to raise level of escalation, participate in defending Gaza and Lebanon.'
Sirens sound in central Israel, IDF intercepts surface-to-surface missile from Yemen outside Israel's borders.
