ALBAWABA- Air raid sirens rang out across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea, and other areas on Wednesday after Israel’s military reported intercepting a missile launched from Yemen, the third hypersonic projectile fired by Houthi forces since morning and the fourth in 24 hours.
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility, saying two ballistic missiles were launched earlier in the day at “sensitive targets” in central Israel, one carrying a fragmentation warhead.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the strikes forced “millions of Israelis into shelters” and vowed more attacks in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa last week that killed 12 senior Houthi figures, including Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi of the Houthi-backed government.
Saree also claimed responsibility for a series of drone and missile operations, including a Sammad-4 drone strike on the Israeli military’s General Staff headquarters in Tel Aviv, attacks on Ben Gurion Airport, a Haifa-area power station, and the Port of Ashdod, as well as a missile strike on the container ship MSC ABY, which the Houthis described as “linked to Israel.”
Israel’s Home Front Command confirmed the missile triggered sirens across multiple regions, while fragments from an interceptor were later found in the Ben Shemen Forest near Jerusalem.
No casualties were reported, though flights at Ben Gurion International Airport were briefly suspended.
The Houthis, who control northern Yemen, have launched repeated missile and drone attacks on Israel since November 2023, framing them as solidarity with Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Israel has responded with airstrikes on Houthi-held areas, hitting airports, ports, and power facilities in Sana'a and Hodeida.
