Commentary
On Aug. 17, Israeli missile boats struck a power station in Yemen, in apparent retaliation against Houthi leaders. Jerusalem provided a justification. The Houthis have launched more than 100 ballistic missiles and dozens of armed drones against Israel since 2023. As if to underline the reasoning, the Houthis reportedly responded the next day with a hypersonic missile attack on Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.
