Missile launched from Yemen ‘intercepted’: Israel
The Israeli military says it shot down a missile fired from Yemen after air raid sirens sounded in several areas of southern Israel. The Houthi group in Yemen has repeatedly targeted Israel with missile fire since it launched the war on Gaza in 2023.
More than 100 ships have since been attacked in operations the Houthis say are in solidarity with the besieged Palestinians. Last week, the Houthis sank two vessels in the Red Sea as the armed group ramps up military pressure attempting to bring the war on Gaza to an end.
Yemen’s Houthis target multiple locations in Israel
Yemen’s Houthi militia says it attacked Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, Eilat port and a military site in the Negev region in a series of coordinated missile and drone attacks.
“The Houthi missile force launched a ballistic missile of the Zulfiqar type at Lod airport [Ben Gurion] in the Tel Aviv area,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement.
The strike forced “occupying Zionist settlers into shelters and halted airport operations”, he added.
Earlier, the Israeli army said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, triggering air raid sirens in several southern areas. The army did not mention any drone activity in its statement.
