• A missile fired by the group struck the airport in early May, gouging a hole near its main terminal building and wounding several people
• The Israeli military issued a warning on Sunday for Yemenis to leave three Houthi-controlled ports,

JERUSALEM : Israel’s army said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen Wednesday, where Iran-backed Houthi militants have kept up attacks on Israel since soon after the Gaza war began in 2023.

“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,” the Israeli army said in a statement.

AFP correspondents in Jerusalem heard explosions, probably from the interception of the missile.

It was the second time in less than 24 hours that Israeli air defenses had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen.

On Tuesday, the military said it intercepted a missile launched that the Houthis said targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion airport.

A missile fired by the group struck the airport in early May, gouging a hole near its main terminal building and wounding several people, in a rare penetration of Israeli air defenses.

Israel retaliated against the Houthis by striking the airport in Yemen’s rebel-controlled capital Sanaa and three nearby power stations.

The Israeli military issued a warning on Sunday for Yemenis to leave three Houthi-controlled ports, but no strikes have been reported since.

The United States, which launched a bombing campaign in response to Houthi threats to renew their attacks on shipping, last week reached a ceasefire agreement with the rebels ending weeks of intense US strikes on Yemen.

AFP