Yemen's Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile into the Jewish state, injuring more than a dozen Israelis. This was the second attack by an Iranian-backed terrorist group this week. According to the Israel Defense Forces.
The Israeli military said air raid sirens sounded shortly before the collision in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas at around 3:30 a.m. local time, and that attempts to intercept the rocket attack had failed. The Times of Israel reported.
The missile attack caused Israelis to be evacuated from their beds in the middle of the night, resulting in at least 14 people receiving minor injuries from broken glass.
Few people sustained bruises while evacuating to evacuation centers, the newspaper reported.
Like other rocket attacks by the Houthis and Hezbollah, the attack caused massive fires in the area. According to footage shared by local media.
a Video posted on X showed a large crater in the middle of Tel Aviv's amusement park after the missile attack.
This latest attack came after a series of heavy Israeli airstrikes early Thursday that rocked Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city, killing at least nine people — Houthi missiles struck Israeli central It was right after I targeted the club.
The rocket attack came after the Israeli military said its air force intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it could enter the country's territory.
The Israeli military said the airstrike was not a direct response to the missile launch, but a pre-planned response to the months-long Houthi invasion, the Associated Press reported.
Israeli fighter jets were already in flight at the time of the missile launch.
The Houthis have launched more than 200 missiles and drones toward Israel since October 7, 2023.
