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Israeli military says missile fired from Yemen intercepted

Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it entered the country’s airspace. The attack is the latest in what has become near-nightly strikes by Yemen’s Houthis against Israel.

The Yemeni group pledged late on Thursday that it would respond after Israeli warplanes bombed several sites in Yemen earlier in the day, including Sanaa’s international airport, the port of Hodeidah and oil infrastructure, killing at least six people.


Ambulance service says 18 people treated as Israel intercepts Houthi missile

A Houthi missile launched from Yemen has been intercepted by Israeli air defences and caused no damage or casualties, though a number of people were hurt in the rush to take shelter, emergency workers said.

Paramedics with Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service said that about 18 people required medical treatment after they were injured in the rush to get to air attack shelters, with two people suffering panic attacks.

Operations at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport were also interrupted with the arrival of planes suspended as efforts were made to intercept the incoming missile, which the Israeli military said was destroyed before entering Israeli airspace.


People take shelter in a staircase of a hotel following an air raid alarm, in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on Friday