Israel army says intercepts Yemen missile after air raid sirens sound

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JERUSALEM: The Israeli army stated it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Sunday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and different cities.“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,” the army stated in a press release.Yemen’s Huthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel because the Gaza struggle broke out in October 2023 with Palestinian militant group Hamas’s assault on Israel.Sunday’s interception adopted one other reported assault on Thursday that the Iran-backed rebels claimed accountability for.The Huthis, who say they’re performing in solidarity with Palestinians, paused their assaults throughout a two-month Gaza ceasefire that resulted in March, however started once more after Israel resumed its army marketing campaign within the territory.While a lot of the projectiles have been intercepted, one missile fired in early May hit contained in the perimeter of Ben Gurion airport for the primary time.Israel has carried out a number of strikes in Yemen in retaliation for the assaults, together with on ports and the airport within the capital Sanaa.