Yemenis brandish their rifles during a solidarity rally with Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and to condemn American strikes, in Sanaa, the capital controlled by the Houthis, on April 25, 2025. (Credit: Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP.)
The Israeli army announced Saturday that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory, as well as a drone coming from the east of its territory.
"Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas of Israel, a missile launched from Yemen has been intercepted," the army stated in a press release.
"The missile was neutralized before penetrating Israeli territory," it added.
This attack was later claimed by the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels, who said they targeted an airbase in the Negev region with a "hypersonic ballistic missile."
The Israeli army had also announced, in a separate statement, the interception of a drone coming from the east.
"A drone en route to Israeli territory from the east was intercepted" by the air force, it said.
The Houthis, who control large areas of Yemen, have carried out dozens of attacks with missiles and drones against Israel since the beginning of the Gaza war, triggered by an unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Another pro-Iranian group, the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq," has also claimed similar attacks against Israel.
The Houthis have also targeted ships they believe are linked to Israel in the Red Sea, an essential area for global trade.
These attacks had ceased with the truce that came into effect on January 19, but the Houthis resumed attacks after Israel's resumption of its offensive in Gaza on March 18.
According to Israeli army radio, the missile intercepted at night is the 22nd since that date.
The U.S. launched a campaign of bombings against the rebels in Yemen on March 15 to force them to cease their fire.
