School Near Tel Aviv Ravaged by Houthi Missile Warhead

Stand for Israel  |  December 19, 2024

The damage caused from a Ballistic missile fired from Yemen, at a school in Ramat Gan, December 19, 2024.
The damage caused from a Ballistic missile fired from Yemen, at a school in Ramat Gan, December 19, 2024. (Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90)

After an Israeli school was hit in the middle of the night by a Houthi missile warhead, a father said: “It is lucky that there were no children here.” The Times of Israel tells us more:

A multistory school building in Ramat Gan that collapsed when it was hit by the rocket warhead from a partially intercepted ballistic missile fired at Israel by Houthi rebels in Yemen will be torn down and rebuilt, the city’s mayor said Thursday as he visited the site and locals assessed the heavy damage.

Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen estimated the damage at NIS 40 million ($11 million) and said the Ramat Ef’al elementary school would get a replacement building.

The Israel Defense Forces initially said that overnight it intercepted a missile fired at central Israel by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. It said sections from the missile or from an interceptor fell to the ground, with one chunk landing on the main building of the school, demolishing it.