The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Houthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh airstrikes. Sirens sounded in areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea on Saturday as "a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted ... prior to crossing into Israeli territory," the Israeli military said.

After multiple air raids targeted Yemen's Sanaa airport in December 2024, which the Iran-backed Huthi rebels blamed on Israel, a photo of smoke billowing from a runway ricocheted worldwide in social media posts that falsely depicted it as showing the recent attack.

Yemeni Armed Forces targeted Israeli sites, including the Ben Gurion airport, and a US carrier as Sanaa endured US-British airstrikes.

Analysis: Yemen is an escalating frontline in Israel's proxy war with Iran, but Tel Aviv may struggle to achieve a military triumph against the Houthis.

The latest round of strikes occurred as the United States and its ally Israel struggle to halt a campaign of regional assaults by Yemen’s Houthi militants.

There was no immediate comment from Israel, the United States or Britain. The damaged control tower of Sanaa Airport stands, following an Israeli airstrike in Sana'a, Yemen, Dec 27, 2024.

The WHO Chief was about to board his flight at the Sanaa International Airport when Israeli airstrikes targeted the site.

Yemeni rebels claimed new attacks against Israel on Friday, after Israeli air strikes hit rebel-held Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen.

The day before, a fresh air strike hit Sanaa, which Huthi rebels blamed on "US-British aggression" though it remains unclear who was behind it. There was no comment from Israel, the United ...

An advanced U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to try to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden placed the system in Israel in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

On Wednesday, the Houthis also reported seven US-UK raids on Sanaa and Amran. The escalation came after the Houthis said on Monday that they had attacked the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the northern Red Sea and claimed missile and drone attacks on targets in southern and central Israel.

American Airstrikes Target Houthi Facilities in Red Sea Conflict