Israel At War Sunday March 17

 Israel at war day 527

-US forces are launching another attack on the Houthis in Yemen.

- Yemen’s Houthi forces announced they launched 18 ballistic and cruise missiles, along with a drone, at the USS Harry Truman in retaliation for US airstrikes on Yemen. Us says 12 missles we're intercepted.

- Witkoff to CNN: "Hamas' proposal is a NON-STARTER, it is simply unacceptable. What is happening with the Houthis in Yemen shows where we stand against terrorist organizations - I recommend that Hams start taking the situation seriously."

יתקע בשופר והלך בסערות תימן.... 

- Israel’s air defenses are on high alert tonight for a possible Houthi missile attack in response to the US military assault on Yemen.

-Senior Houthi official to Qatari Al Arabi channel: "The response to American aggression will be painful and deterrent. This is an unjustified attack and a violation of our sovereignty. The US will not achieve any goal from its aggression, and the resistance will continue until its last breath. The Trump administration is trying to take revenge on Tehran by claiming that Sanaa is an Iranian protectorate; our decision is independent."

IDF kills 9 Hamas terroristsin Gaza: Oct. 7 terrorist and others ‘operating under guise of journalists’ killed in Gaza over shabbos in Beit Lahiya strike

- IRGC Commander Hossein Salami threatens the US that: ‘Tehran will respond firmly and destructively to any enemy that carries out its threats.” He also disavows the Houtis: “They make their own operational and strategic decisions

- Amit Segal: Israeli officials tell me that negotiations with Hams have hit a wall due to extreme gaps between the position of Israel and the US and the position of Hams.

- Trumps threat to Lebanon: The Saudi "Al-Hadath" channel reported that the Trump administration wants immediate results in Lebanon in a "very short" timeframe and will encourage IDF military action if the desired outcome is not achieved soon.

- IDF confirms it attacked Lebanon: "We attacked and eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists who were observation operatives and were directing terrorist operations in the Yatra area and the Mis al-Jabal area in southern Lebanon