Houthis on the Roof

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Israeli security forces at the scene where fragmensts of a Ballistic missile fired by Houtis damaged a home in the Jerusalem area, January 14, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** תימן טיל זירה כוחות ביטחון נפילה

At 3:00 AM on Tuesday, yours truly was treated once again to a building-wide pajama party, with all our neighbors who had been awakened by a persistent siren as new Houthi ballistic missiles were flying across our skies. I was particularly pleased to run into Menny, our next-door neighbor’s sweet French Bulldog who braved the stairs with his little legs, and Betty, a black Labrador who is without a doubt the most beautiful dog in Ra’anana.

Israeli security forces at the scene where fragments of a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis damaged a home in the Jerusalem area, January 14, 2025. / Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

The police received reports Tuesday morning of missile and shrapnel hits on private homes in Mevo Beitar and Tzur Hadassah outside Jerusalem. There were no injuries, but as you can see, there was a lot of damage to property.

Israeli security forces at the scene where fragments of a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis damaged a home in the Jerusalem area, January 14, 2025. / Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

Our thanks to Flash90’s Chaim Goldberg who braved it to the rooftop of one of the homes as security officials had climbed up there to assess the damage.

Black Labrador /  Image by Bo Kalvslund from Pixabay