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Israel’s Defense Minister: We Brought a Plague of Darkness on the Houthis, There Will Also Be a Plague of the Firstborn

Israel's Defense Minister vows retaliation against Houthi attacks, strikes targets in Yemen. "Plague of darkness" unleashed, warns of more to come.

Gil TanenbaumBreaking News

Jerusalem, 24 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday declared, “For every missile they launch at Israel, the Houthis [in Yemen] will pay with compound interest.”

Katz’s words came after the Israel Air Force on Sunday struck Houthi terror regime targets in Yemen, including a military compound housing the presidential palace, the Asar and Hizaz power stations, and a fuel storage facility, in response to repeated Houthi attacks against Israel.

“Today we brought a plague of darkness on the Houthis,” he added, “and later – there will also be the Plague of the Firstborn.”

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