A Houthi missile fired from Yemen triggered sirens across central Israel early on Friday morning.
According to the IDF, the missile was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.
While no one was reported wounded as a result of falling debris, 18 people were injured as they made their way to safe rooms, and two people have been treated for anxiety, Israel's emergency medical service Magen David Adom reported.
Multiple flights on their way to Israel were diverted due to the missile, according to Israeli media.
״Houthis in sandals sent an entire country to shelters in the middle of the night," MK Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) posted on X/Twitter.
האזעקות במרכז ובשפלה - בעקבות שיגור שחצה מתימן@ItayBlumental @ela1949 @Itsik_zuarets @hadasgrinberg pic.twitter.com/CPPdxWfqPb
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 27, 2024
"If Bibi had not abolished the missile force that I established, this threat would not exist today."
Israeli - Houthi conflict
This latest attack comes just hours after the IAF targeted Houthi infrastructure near the airports of Hodeidah and the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, marking the largest strike on Houthi targets since the beginning of the war.
Three people were killed and 16 were wounded at the airport in Sana'a following the attack, Houthi-owned TV channel Al-Masirah reported.
This is a developing story.