Missile launched from Yemen
Millions Rush to Shelters as Israeli Air Force Intercepts Missile from Yemen
Air raid sirens sound across central Israel as Houthis fire ballistic missile; Ben Gurion flights briefly halted.
Millions of Israelis sought cover in bomb shelters late Sunday night after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detected and intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen.
The launch came just three days after Israel carried out its most extensive airstrike to date on Houthi targets in Sana’a, the Yemeni capital.
According to the IDF, sirens sounded at 12:58 a.m. across wide areas of central Israel, including Tel Aviv and the coastal plain, as well as parts of the Judean lowlands.
Within six minutes, the Israeli Air Force confirmed it had successfully intercepted the incoming missile.
Israel’s Home Front Command then cleared civilians to leave shelters. Magen David Adom emergency services reported no injuries.
As in previous incidents, operations at Ben Gurion International Airport were temporarily halted. Departures and landings were suspended, and several inbound flights, including carriers from Paris, Athens, and Berlin, were forced into holding patterns before eventually landing.
The Houthis last fired toward Israel on Thursday evening, hours after the Israeli Air Force struck more than 65 targets in Sana’a in a massive raid dubbed Operation Passing Package.
That attack targeted five command centers and two weapons depots, according to the military. It followed a drone strike in Eilat a day earlier that wounded more than 20 people.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia that controls much of Yemen, have repeatedly targeted Israel since the Gaza war began, framing their campaign as part of a wider regional confrontation.