Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt said Sunday on Newsmax that a recent Houthi missile strike on Israel reflects a desperate proxy force taking direct orders from Tehran. 

Holt, a former NATO deputy military representative and current Newsmax contributor, spoke after the Israel Defense Forces reported that Iran-backed Houthis launched a ballistic missile with a cluster bomb warhead at Israeli territory late Friday.

The attack prompted Israeli retaliatory strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.

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