HANDLING THE HOUTHIS
GOP senators say U.S., Israel must escalate response to Houthis after Ben Gurion airport hit
Asked about the Houthis’ attack, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said, “I think the president needs to turn them into fish food.”
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Police officers guard as a tractor works at a scene after a ballistic missile fired from Yemen by the Houthis struck a field near Israel's International airport Ben Grunion on May 4, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Senate Republicans predicted a continued escalation of U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Houthis following the group’s ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport over the weekend, which American and Israeli air defenses failed to intercept.
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