The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Tuesday claimed to have attacked the international airport in Tel Aviv as well as targets in Jerusalem. Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said in a televised statement that Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and an electricity plant in the Jerusalem area had been attacked with ballistic missiles.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike in the Jaffa area and celebrated the Israel Defense Forces’ failed attempt to intercept the missile.

Israel’s military says it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack set off sirens late Monday in central areas of Israel, including Tel Aviv.

No children were present in the building. The rocket was fired as Israeli fighter jets were on their way to Yemen to target Houthi positions there.

A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi jihadists overnight Friday exploded in a public park in south Tel Aviv after Israeli air defenses failed to intercept it, leaving 16 mildly injured by glass shards. 14 others were bruised as they ran to shelters.

The Houthis in Yemen launched their fifth missile attack on Israel in a week late Monday, as Israeli officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Iranian-backed group. The Houthis’ repeated attacks show that Israel’s retaliatory strikes and tough talk have failed to deter the group,

Israel faced another nightmarish attack as Houthi missiles from Yemen struck again. The terrifying assault began around midnight, with missile sirens blaring across Israeli cities. Millions of Israelis were forced to seek shelter in bunkers as ballistic missiles targeted central Israel,

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