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Houthi drones target Israel; Ramon airport hit, multiple injured

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The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility on Sunday for launching eight drones toward several strategic sites in Israel. One drone targeted and hit the Ramon Airport, three drones targeted “two sensitive military targets in the Negev,” one drone targeted “a vital target in Ashkelon,” another drone targeted Ben Gurioun Airport with two additional drones targeted “a vital target in the Ashdod area.”

The IDF confirmed that a drone launched from Yemen crashed into Ramon Airport on Sunday afternoon, injuring 8 people.

Magen David Adom (MDA) reported that a 63-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds to his limbs, while a 52-year-old woman was hurt after falling during the incident. Both were evacuated to Yoseftal Hospital in stable condition.

Eilat Mayor Eli Lankri, who visited the site, sharply criticized the lack of a rocket alert siren before the impact, calling it “a worrying situation.” He urged a rapid investigation into the malfunction and stressed that Eilat remains under constant threat from Houthi attacks, with the city’s seaport already closed for several weeks.

Airspace over southern Israel was briefly closed following the strike, and emergency services were deployed to the area.
 
How are these slow moving drones making it through? I thought Israel's air defenses were quite robust. If there were only eight drones, their systems were clearly not overwhelmed.
 
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