Nadene Goldfoot
Iran has smuggled increasingly sophisticated weapons to the Houthis in Yemen since at least 2009. By 2015, the Qods Force, the external operations arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, were sending missile components for local assembly. The weapons – along with training and military advisors – helped transform the scrappy tribal militia into a well-armed and disciplined fighting force.
The Houthis claimed they launched a hypersonic ballistic missile that flew 2,000km or (1,240 miles) or 2,211 km (1,373.852) from Yemen to central Israel in 11 minutes.
The speed of sound in one minute is approximately 12 miles. This means that sound can travel roughly 12 miles in a minute. A hypersonic ballistic missile can travel at speeds around 1.7 kilometers per second or roughly 1 mile per second, which translates to approximately 102 kilometers per minute or 63 miles per minute, as "hypersonic" refers to speeds at least five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). Speed in kilometers per second: At Mach 5, a hypersonic missile travels around 1.7 kilometers per second. Speed in miles per minute: This translates to approximately 63 miles per minute. How did the Houthi missile travel only 11 minutes when the missile went 63 miles per minute?
1,374 miles from Yemen to Israel divided by 63 mi. per minute of Mach 5=22 minutes, not 11. Using 1,240 miles divided by 63=is 19 1/2 or 20 minutes.
Whoops!! The shortest distance by air from Yemen to Jerusalem is 1,365.77 miles (2,198.00 kilometers).
On Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched at Israel from Yemen. The missile was shot down outside Israel's borders by the Arrow defense system, designed to intercept ballistic missiles while still outside the Earth's atmosphere. On Sunday, Yemen’s Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, launched what they said was a hypersonic missile at central Israel. It caused fires, triggered air raid sirens, and sent residents running for shelter in the area around Ben Gurion Airport.
Hypersonic systems – capable of flying at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) –provide a combination of speed, range, maneuverability, and altitude that enables highly survivable and rapid defeat of time-critical and heavily-defended targets. It sounds like some of the descriptions that drones,
seen lately, are able to do; go faster than the speed of sound.
Shrapnel from the missile hit a school in Ramat Gan, Israel, causing the main main building to collapse and damaging nearby homes and cars. Shrapnel was also found on the grounds of the Knesset.
In response to the continued Houthi attacks, IDF fighter planes struck and disabled 3 sea ports in Yemen. Fuel storage facilities and a power station in the capital city of Sana were also hit. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagai said that the strikes aimed to degrade Houthi military capabilities and prevent the use of targeted facilities for military operations, including the smuggling of Iranian weapons.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen, part of the Iran-backed "axis of resistance," have been consistently targeting Israel with missiles and drones since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023. Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Palestinian cause with ongoing missile and drone strikes on Israel, despite international calls for peace.
This marks the latest escalation in the ongoing regional conflict, with Houthi forces having launched over 220 missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza conflict began. The rebels have also been harassing shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, disrupting vital trade routes.
Resource:
ISRAEL AM
https://www.tbnisrael.com/news/ballistic-missile-from-yemen-intercepted-by-israel
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-20385306
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