Israeli military says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel.
Sirens were activated across several areas in Israel in accordance with protocol, it said.
A spokesperson for Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said in a statement several hours later that the group had fired a ballistic missile at central Israel’s Jaffa area.
Since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade.
Israel threatened Yemen’s Houthi movement with a naval and air blockade if it the group persists with attacks on Israel, in what it says is solidarity with Gaza.
Most of the dozens of missiles and drones they have launched have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.
