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Military expert in Al-Jazeera interview: Yemeni missile strike act of ''strategic disruption'' — Hodhod Yemen News Agency |
2025-05-05 |
![]() ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i Armed Forces at Ben Gurion Airport represents an unprecedented event in terms of type, timing, and impact. He noted that the strike occurred during a politically sensitive moment for the Israeli government, which had recently been boasting about its military dominance and supposed security from regional threats. In an interview with Al Jazeera Net, Khaled described the operation as a ''strategic disruption through long-range fire maneuvering'' using a hypersonic ballistic missile, deliberately targeting the most vital and strategic site deep within the Israeli entity. From a military perspective, Khaled emphasized that the attack reflects a major failure on multiple levels, highlighting the lack of early warning which made the element of surprise deeply felt among Israeli military and security circles. He pointed out that Yemen employed new tactics and advanced hypersonic missile technologies, which penetrated Israeli air defense layers at extraordinary speeds beyond the capability of current systems. Khaled also noted a clear failure by US air forces stationed in the Red Sea, which were unable to detect or intercept the Yemeni missile |
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