Israel says intercepted missile attack by Yemen's Huthis

Israel says intercepted missile attack by Yemen's Huthis
by AFP Staff Writers
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Tuesday, with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels claiming responsibility for the attack.

"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, the IAF (Israeli air force) intercepted a missile that was launched from Yemen," a military statement said.

Huthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at targets in the Jerusalem area and "three drones targeting Ramon Airport and two vital targets" in Eilat.

France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles
Crucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. In a Normandy field pocked with rabbit holes, spindly structures form part of a long-range detection system dubbed Nostradamus, Europe's only "over-the-horizon" radar which can see as far as Moscow. Developed in 1995, the technology works by bending signals beyond the Earth's curvature, but has long been sidelined ... read more

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