Yemen's Huthis fire missile at Israel

Israel intercepts missile from Yemen; Huthis claim attack targeting Israeli military amid Gaza war.

TEL AVIV:

The Israeli military said sirens sounded across central Israel on Monday as it intercepted a missile in an attack later claimed by Yemen's Huthis.

It was the last of several attacks launched by the Iran-backed Huthis against Israel from Yemen since the war in Gaza began more than a year ago.

"One missile launched from Yemen was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory," the military said in a statement. An AFP journalist reported that sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, the main commercial hub.

The Huthis later said they had "carried out a military operation targeting a military target of the Israeli enemy"