An advanced US anti-missile system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD), was reportedly used by Israel to intercept a Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen on Friday. This was the first time that Israel has used the anti-missile system since President Joe Biden deployed it to the Jewish state in October.

An advanced U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to try to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden placed the system in Israel in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

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One of America’s prized Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries fired an interceptor in combat for the first time Thursday. The system, forward-deployed in Israel, was employed against an incoming medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) fired by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen,

The American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system was used to intercept a ballistic missile launched at Israel from Yemen yesterday. The missile was reportedly fired by the Houthi rebels,

Security sources have suggested that THAAD successfully engaged with the missile. This deployment of THAAD in Israel was a response to a ballistic missile attack by Iran on October 1, 2024. THAAD is designed to intercept short-,

The THAAD battery was deployed in Israel following Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack. The advanced system is capable of intercepting missiles both inside and outside the Earth's atmosphere. Videos have emerged on social media which shows THAAD system launching an interceptor.

An American missile defense system was used for the first time to intercept a retaliatory attack launched by Yemen’s Houthis rebels at Israel’s central airport overnight as threats continue to escalate between the Jewish state and Iran’s terror proxies.

The American THAAD missile defense system intercepted a ballistic missile launched toward Israel from Yemen. This marks the first use of such a system by the Israeli military, according to Reuters and The Times of Israel.