US Ambassador says that US B-2 bombers 'need to visit Yemen' after Houthis missile intercepted

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said that US B-2 bomber planes "need to visit Yemen" after the Houthis launched a missile towards Jerusalem on Tuesday.

"We thought we were done with missiles coming to Israel, but Houthis just lit one up over us in Israel," the ambassador wrote on X/Twitter.

"Fortunately, Israel's incredible interception system means we go to the shelter & wait until all clear. Maybe those B2 bombers need to visit Yemen!"

Huckabee's statement came after the Israel Air Force intercepted a missile from Yemen on Tuesday night. Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and the central area.

In a later statement, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Yemen would pay for the strike.

"The law of Yemen is the law of Tehran," he wrote. "After we strike the head of the serpent in Tehran, we will also strike the tail of the serpent in Yemen."
B-2 bombers strike Iran, 'obliterate' nuclear sites
The B-2 bombers were used most recently in the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, Operation Midnight Hammer. US officials said more than 30 tons of bombs were dropped using the planes.

US President Donald Trump called the strikes a “historic military success,” claiming the facilities were “completely obliterated.”

There are only 20 B-2 bombers in the US Air Force's inventory, so they are usually used sparingly.