Israel’s military has said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen earlier today, with Houthi rebels later claiming responsibility for an attack they said targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, AFP reports.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (Israeli Air Force) prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the military said in a statement.
Later in the day, the Houthis’ military spokesperson said the group had “targeted Ben Gurion airport … with a Palestine II hypersonic ballistic missile”.
He also said the group had launched attacks on the USS Harry S. Truman carrier group, which the Houthis have repeatedly claimed to have attacked.
