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Israel Vows Response After Houthi Missile Evades Air Defense

Israeli emergency services clear a road outside Ben Gurion airport after a missile struck near the facility on May 4, 

Photographer: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

Israel vowed a harsh response after a missile launched by Houthi militants in Yemen thwarted its aerial defenses and struck near the country’s main airport.

“We will hit back sevenfold at anyone who hurts us,” Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday after the attacks.