Israel’s defense minister pledged on Thursday to unleash the biblical ten plagues of Egypt on Yemen’s Huthi rebels as they increased their missile attacks on Israel.
“The Huthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn—we will complete all 10 plagues,” Israel Katz posted on X.
He was referring to the ten calamities that God, according to the Book of Exodus, wreaked on Egypt in order to persuade Pharaoh to free the enslaved Israelites.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli army reported that a missile fired from Yemen struck beyond Israeli territory, a day after intercepting two Huthi rockets.
Yemeni rebels supported by Iran have pledged to escalate their attacks on Israel following the deaths of their prime minister and 11 other key officials in Israeli air strikes last week.
Since the Gaza conflict began in October 2023, the Huthis have launched frequent drone and missile strikes on Israel, claiming to be in favor of the Palestinians.
Israel has launched numerous rounds of retaliatory attacks in Yemen, targeting both Huthi-held ports and the rebel-held capital, Sanaa.
