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The Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement has moved to put yet another dent in the reputation of Israel’s air defenses by carrying out a missile strike against a power plant located in Haifa.
For this attack, the Houthis used Palestine 2 hypersonic missile that, according to a statement issued by the movement on January 5, successfully reached its target.
Here’s what is currently known about this weapon:
Palestine 2 is a two-stage, solid-fuel missile domestically produced in Yemen
With its range estimated at about 2,150km, Palestine 2 can be considered a medium-range missile
Its warhead payload is believed to be about 500kg
Believed to possess top speed of about Mach 16 and maneuvering capability, Palestine 2 also ranks as a hypersonic missile
Most importantly, Palestine 2 proved capable of bypassing Israeli air defenses which Tel Aviv previously touted as practically unbeatable.
Palestine 2 attacks on Israel:
On December 31, the Houthis announced a Palestine 2 missile strike against the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv
On December 28, a Palestine 2 missile strike was launched against Israel’s Nevatim air base in the Negev region
On December 16, an Israeli military target in the Tel Aviv suburb of Jaffa was hit by a Palestine 2 missile
On December 11, the Houthis declared that they hit an Israeli military site in Tel Aviv using a Palestine 2 missile
