JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Sunday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, from where Houthi rebels frequently launch attacks they describe as a response to the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF,” the Israeli Defense Forces said, using an acronym for the air force.
“Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol,” it said.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, regularly send missiles or drones toward Israel, the vast majority of which are shot down.
But last month, a drone attack claimed by the Houthis evaded Israeli air defenses and wounded 22 people in the tourist resort of Eilat.
Israel launched in response strikes on what it described as Houthi-linked targets in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
The strikes killed at least nine people and wounded more than 170, according to the Houthis.
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Israel army says struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Tuesday it struck a training compound and other sites operated by Hezbollah during an operation in southern Lebanon.
“A short while ago, the IDF struck infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in several areas in southern Lebanon,” it said in a statement, using the initials for the Israeli military.
Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group, Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon and has also maintained troops in five south Lebanon areas.
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