IDF intercepts Yemen missile fired toward central Israel

This is the second day in a row the IDF has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen.

 Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, as it seen from Sderot on May 10, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, as it seen from Sderot on May 10, 2023.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

The IDF intercepted a projectile fired from Yemen's Houthis toward central Israel during the early hours of Wednesday morning, Israel's military said shortly after the incident.

The projectile triggered a wave of sirens throughout central and southern Israel.

There were no reports of casualties from the incident. However, Magen David Adom (MDA) said that paramedics were providing medical care to over 10 people who were injured while seeking shelter during the sirens or who required treatment due to anxiety. 

All flights from Ben Gurion airport were delayed following the incident, Israeli media reported.

"Run to the shelters," Houthi official Hezam al-Asad posted on X/Twitter approximately 15 minutes after the projectile was launched.

"We have warned you many times to stop killing the children of Gaza!"

Near-daily launches

This attack came barely 24 hours after the last ballistic missile, which was launched by the Houthis early Tuesday morning, leaving a 60-year-old woman in severe condition after suffering from a head injury on her way to a shelter.

Additionally, on Saturday, sixteen people in Tel Aviv were lightly wounded by glass shards after a Houthi rocket fired from Yemen slammed into Jaffa. 

"For the 5th time in a week, millions of Israelis were sent to shelter as Houthi terrorists in Yemen launched a missile attack," The IDF wrote on X.


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Shortly after the siren, Nissim Gozlan, the mayor of Beersheba, posted on his Facebook account that a missile fragment had been located in a private yard in the center of the city, and no one was injured.

This is a developing story