Despite Sunday morning's missile strike in Ben-Gurion Airport, Israeli officials are sticking, for now, to their decision to let the United States continue handling the threat posed by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization over time. But the government will now need to decide whether this strategy still holds, given the strategic impact of the strike so close to Israel's main international airport.
Video: Missile launched from Yemen impacts Ben-Gurion Airport
While members of the opposition have begun putting forward various proposals for military responses, senior decision-makers have remained conspicuously silent. On one hand, such a significant attack cannot go unanswered. On the other, Jerusalem is carefully weighing each step in the broader confrontation with both the Houthis and the Islamic Republic of Iran, steps that also depend on signals and decisions coming out of the White House.
Defense Minister Israel Katz responded to the missile launch from Yemen by saying: "Those who harm us will be hit sevenfold in return."
