JERUSALEM: The Israeli army stated Sunday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, the place the Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed launching two missiles at Israel’s major airport.“A missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted”, the Israeli army stated in an announcement, including that air raid sirens had sounded in a number of areas of the nation.The Huthis later stated that they had fired “two ballistic missiles” in the direction of Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, close to Tel Aviv.The Iran-backed rebels have commonly fired missiles and drones at Israel for the reason that warfare in Gaza broke out in October 2023, following an assault on Israel by the Huthis’ Palestinian ally Hamas.Earlier this month, a Huthi missile struck the world of the Tel Aviv airport, gouging a gap close to its major terminal constructing and wounding a number of individuals in a uncommon penetration of Israeli air defences.On Friday, Israel bombed the Huthi-held Crimson Sea ports of Hodeida and Salif following three missile assaults in as many days. It threatened to focus on the Huthi management if the assaults continued.In response to the strike that landed close to Ben Gurion, Israel has struck the airport in Yemen’s rebel-controlled capital Sanaa and three close by energy stations.On Sunday, Huthi army spokesman Yahya Saree stated the group would proceed focusing on Israel till the “siege is lifted” on Gaza.The Huthis, who management swathes of Yemen, have additionally focused Crimson Sea delivery all through the Gaza warfare, saying they act in solidarity with Palestinians.Their assaults on the very important delivery route drew retaliatory strikes by the US, which in early Might sealed a ceasefire with the insurgent group that didn’t embody Israel.
