Missile fired from Yemen lands in central Israel, Israeli military says

According to the Israeli army, “The missile was fired from Yemen”. “A surface-to-surface missile was identified crossing central Israel from the east and then falling in an open area”she said in a statement on Sunday, September 15, adding that ““No injuries were reported.” “The explosions heard in the last few minutes come from the interception system [des missiles]. The result of the interception is currently under review.“, the army added.

The Houthi rebels, who control large swathes of Yemen, have launched several attacks against Israel, claiming to act in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Last July, the Houthis carried out a drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed an Israeli civilian. In retaliation, the Israeli military bombed the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida on July 20. In early August, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels said “inevitable” a response to this attack in early August.

Houthi rebels have also been targeting ships they believe to be linked to Israel, the United States or the United Kingdom in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea for months.

These attacks disrupt traffic in this maritime zone essential for global trade, which has prompted the United States to set up an international maritime coalition and to strike rebel targets in Yemen, sometimes with the help of the United Kingdom.