The media calls it the first time that the US THAAD system participated in missile interception in Israel.

On December 28th, Jinshi Data reported that on December 27th local time, Israeli media quoted Israeli military sources as saying that the ‘Thaad’ missile defense system, currently deployed by the US military in Israel, participated in intercepting missiles attacking Israel for the first time. The report stated that in the early morning of the 27th local time, the Houthi armed forces in Yemen launched a ballistic missile towards Israel, and the ‘Thaad’ system in Israel launched an intercepting missile. The Israeli military confirmed that the incoming missile was successfully shot down, but did not specify whether it was shot down by the Israeli air defense system or the ‘Thaad’ system. At present, the US government has not responded to this incident.