IDF shoots dow missile lunched from Yemen
There were no reports of impacts or injuries in the attack, which triggered sirens in several settlements in the southern West Bank and communities near the Dead Sea in southern Israel.
The Houthis took responsibility for the attack, claiming to have aimed at a 'sensitive target' in the Beersheba area, dozens of kilometers away from where sirens sounded.
A ballistic missile launched at Israel Friday night by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen was intercepted by air defenses, the Israel Defense Forces said.
There were no reports of impacts or injuries in the attack, which triggered sirens in several settlements in the southern West Bank and communities near the Dead Sea in southern Israel.
The Houthis took responsibility for the attack, claiming to have aimed at a 'sensitive target' in the Beersheba area, dozens of kilometers away from where sirens sounded.
It was the second ballistic missile the Houthis launched at Israel in the past three days, after a missile fired on Wednesday night fell short outside the country's borders, according to military officials.
The IDF identified that launch, but no sirens sounded in Israel because the missile did not pose a threat.
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