Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen

The Iran-backed Houthi militia have regularly fired missiles and drones targeting Israel. Above, smoke trails in the sky after an earlier interception of a projectile in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025. (AFP file photo)

• Iran-backed Houthi militia have regularly fired missiles and drones targeting Israel

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Friday it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, from where the Iran-backed Houthi militia have regularly fired missiles and drones targeting Israel.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,” Israel’s army said on Telegram, adding that aerial defense systems had been deployed “to intercept the threat.”