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HEADLINE: Israel vows vengeance after Houthi missile strike
TEASER: Iran-aligned group launched missile that hit central Israel; Netanyahu promises Israel to exact “heavy price”
PUBLISHED AT: 09/15/2024
BYLINE: Arash Arabasadi
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DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: AP/ Ansar Allah Media Office/ REUTERS/ GPO
SCRIPT EDITORS: PageSV
VIDEO SOURCE (S): AP/ Ansar Allah Media Office/ REUTERS/ GPO
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[[INTRO: Israel’s prime minister vows his country will exact a “heavy price” following a missile strike in central Israel. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis took credit for the non-lethal attack, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to spread. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more on the rising tensions in the region.]]
((VAR, SMOKE/FIRE, NEAR MODIIN, ISR, AP, 09/15))
((VAR, BOMB UNIT AT SCENE, AP, 09/15))
((NARRATOR))
A small fire burns brush near Modiin ((Mo-Dee-Een)) in central Israel.
This is the aftermath of a hypersonic ballistic missile launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen, more than two-thousand kilometers away ((2,040km)).
[RADIO TRACK: Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree ((Yah-Yah SA-ree)) on an Ansar Allah Media Office feed as provided by The Associated Press]
((AP))
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((Brig. Gen. Yaha Saree, Houthi Military Spokesperson)) ((MAN 1, ARABIC))
“The Israeli enemy should expect more strikes as we approach the first anniversary of the blessed October seventh operation. These include… continued support operations for the oppressed Palestinian people.”
((VAR, OCT. 7 TERROR ATTACKS, REUTERS))
((NARRATOR))
Saree referencing the October seventh terror attacks carried out by Hamas in which the group killed 12-hundred people in Israel and kidnapped more than 250 others. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza.
((VAR, BOMB UNIT AT SCENE, AP, 09/15))
((NARRATOR))
Israel reported no fatalities or injuries in this weekend’s missile strike, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed vengeance while addressing his Cabinet.
[RADIO TRACK: Netanyahu speaking on a Government Press Office feed as provided by Reuters]
((REUTERS, 09/15))
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((Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister)) ((MAN 2, HEBREW))
“We are in a multi-front campaign against Iran’s axis of evil… They should have known by now that we exact a heavy price for every attempt to harm us… Hamas is already learning this through our determined action, which will bring about its destruction and the release of all of our hostages.”
((VAR, DEMONSTRATIONS, TEL AVIV, REUTERS, 09/14))
((NARRATOR))
Despite his pledge to bring hostages home, many Israelis say Netanyahu is simply not doing enough.
[RADIO TRACK: Protester Israel Charag speaking with Reuters in Tel Aviv.]
((REUTERS))
((Israel Charag, Protester)) ((MAN 3, ENGLISH))
“He doesn’t care if they die. He doesn’t care about nothing. He cares only about continuing ruling, and he’s not even ruling. He’s not managing anything in Israel. Israel is in complete anarchy.”
((VAR, DEMONSTRATIONS, TEL AVIV, REUTERS, 09/14))
((DRONE SHOTS, PROTESTS, TEL AVIV, REUTERS, 09/14))
((NARRATOR))
Demonstrations against Netanyahu’s government aren’t new in Israel.
But these mass protests renewed in recent weeks after the military recovered the bodies of six hostages from Gaza.
Israel and U.S. designated terror group Hamas continue blaming each other for the lack of a cease-fire deal that would include freeing remaining hostages.
Arash Arabasadi, VOA News.
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Embargo DateSeptember 16, 2024 04:45 EDT
Byline Arash Arabasadi
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