Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv with missile

TEL AVIV, Dec 21 (SABAH): The Israeli military has said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen claimed by Houthi rebels that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area.

The military reported the attack on its Telegram channel, stating that “one projectile launched from Yemen” was identified after sirens went off in “central Israel” and that “unsuccessful interception attempts were made”. A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthis confirmed the group had hit a “military target” in the Jaffa area with a ballistic missile.

Israel’s emergency medical service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said in a statement that 17 people were “mildly injured by glass shards from shattered windows in nearby buildings”.

The Houthi attack on Israel came after the latter’s air strikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hodeidah on Thursday, which killed at least nine people.

The Israeli attacks came after the Houthis had fired a missile towards Israel on the same day, which was intercepted. The Houthis later claimed Thursday’s attempted attack, saying they had fired ballistic missiles at “two specific and sensitive military targets … in the occupied Yaffa area”, referring to the Jaffa district of Tel Aviv.