Israel military says missile launched from Yemen

14/4/2025 6:18

The Israeli military

said on Sunday it believes it was successful in intercepting an

incoming missile launched from Yemen after air raid sirens

sounded across Israel.



Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi movement claimed

responsibility, saying in a statement that it had fired two

ballistic missiles towards a military base in the Israeli port

city of Ashdod and Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel

Aviv.



Sirens could be heard in Jerusalem around 1816 local

time (1516 GMT). The military had initially said two missiles

were believed to have been launched from Yemen but shortly

afterwards said only one had been fired.



The Houthis have launched missiles and drones at Israel

since the current war in Gaza began in 2023, saying it was

acting in support of Palestinians.



The Houthis had paused their attacks during a ceasefire

between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that began in January. Israel

broke the ceasefire in March, resuming its campaign in Gaza.



The war began in October 2023 when Hamas led an assault

on southern Israeli communities near Gaza, killing 1,200 people

and taking 251 captive, according to Israeli officials.



Israel's retaliatory assault has killed more than 50,000

Palestinians in Gaza, according to health officials in the

Hamas-ruled enclave.



Hamas is still holding 59 hostages, while the other 192

were either released during ceasefires or rescued by Israeli

forces.