Members of the security forces loyal to Yemen's Houthis stand guard as protesters gather at an anti-Israel, anti-U.S., and pro-Palestinian rally organized by staff and students of Sanaa University in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital on Aug. 27, 2025. (Credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
Israel's military said it intercepted a drone launched from Yemen on Thursday, after sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the drone, but Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since their Palestinian ally Hamas' October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
"Following the hostile aircraft infiltration sirens that sounded a short while ago in the communities near the Gaza Strip, a UAV launched from Yemen was successfully intercepted by the [Israeli air force]," a military statement said.
On Wednesday, too, the Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. It was later claimed by the Houthi rebels.
The Houthis, who say they are acting in support of the Palestinians, paused their attacks during a two-month cease-fire in Gaza that ended in March, but renewed them after Israel resumed major operations.
Israel has carried out multiple retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting Houthi-held ports and the airport in the rebel-held capital Sanaa.
On Sunday, Israeli strikes in Sanaa killed 10 people and wounded more than 90, the spokesperson of the health ministry there, Anees Alasbahi, said.
The Israeli army said it had hit a military compound near the presidential palace, two power stations and a fuel depot "in response" to Houthi attacks.
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