Red alert sirens sounded across Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv’s surrounding suburbs due to a ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen Friday night.
The missile was intercepted by the IAF before it crossed into Israeli territory.
According to a Magen David Adom (MDA) statement, there were no injuries that were reported.
Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv has grounded all flights and has closed for landings.
This is the third time this week that the Houthis had targeted the Jerusalem area after a two month pause.
Thirteen people were hurt on their way to protected rooms after the Houthis fired a missile on Thursday, and three others suffered panic attacks, MDA reported.
US attacked Yemen
On Wednesday night, the United States struck targets in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, Beirut-based and Houthi-owned Al-Masirah TV channel reported. It was the fifth consecutive day of US attacks against Yemen.
The Houthis said they had targeted Ben-Gurion Airport with a “Palestine 2” hypersonic ballistic missile.
This is a developing story.
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