Israel's military attempts to shoot down Yemeni missile as tensions rise

Israel's military said early Tuesday it had tried several times to shoot down a missile fired from Yemen which sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country.

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Israel's military said early Tuesday it had tried several times to shoot down a missile fired from Yemen which sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country.

Israel's military said early Tuesday it had tried several times to shoot down a missile fired from Yemen which sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country.

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The latest fire came less than a day after Yemen's Huthi rebels said they launched a missile towards Tel Aviv, which Israeli forces said they intercepted.

The announcement came on the heels of a Monday night attack, in which a projectile launched from Yemen was intercepted "prior to crossing into Israeli territory", according to the military.

The Iran-backed Huthis said they had launched a "hypersonic missile" at a target in "occupied Jaffa", a reference to the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv.

The rebels also said they had launched four drones towards the same region and pledged to continue their operations until "the end of the aggression against the Palestinians". 

Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, the Huthis have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel in what they say is a show of solidarity with the Palestinians.

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